Leclerc summoned to stewards over qualifying incident

After claiming pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, it has been confirmed that Charles Leclerc will have to face the stewards due to an incident in qualifying.

09 April 2022

Charles Leclerc has been summoned to see the stewards over an incident in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver claimed pole position in the session, but is now under investigation for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly on an inlap at 16:09 (local time). Leclerc and a representative from his team must now report to the stewards at 20:55 local time (11:55 BST). The Monegasque is not the only driver to have been summoned over this alleged offence, with Yuki Tsunoda and Zhou Guanyu also set to face the stewards for the same reason.

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