DS Penske’s Jean-Eric Vergne has been handed a suspended fine for comments he made criticising the stewards after the FormulaE round in Portland last month. ⬇️
DS Penske’s Jean-Eric Vergne has been handed a suspended fine for comments he made criticising the stewards after the Formula E round in Portland last month.The team was found guilty of gaining a"huge and unfair advantage", according to a stewards' bulletin, from having RFID scanning equipment in the pitlane during practice at the Formula E event in the USA.
Vergne took to social media immediately after the decision to state that the system was to “merely read the serial number of the tyres in order for us to know what tyres are being used by others. Something any team can do by taking photos”.for the Portland E-Prix before they finished 11th and 12th respectively in the race
But after the race Vergne made further comments in the media criticising the decision, in particular with regards to the wording which was changed in a revised stewards’ bulletin that removed any reference of tyres, and simply stated thatAhead of the Rome E-Prix double-header this weekend, the FIA held a hearing into the matter and found Vergne to be in breach of Article 12.2.1c), f), k) of the International Sporting Code for “misconduct towards officials and FIA”.
“He agreed that some comments he really said have not been respectful towards the Stewards and also towards the FIA.” It further added, though, that Vergne “has the full respect for the work of the Stewards and the FIA” moving forward.with double-headers in Rome and London remaining this season.
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