Verstappen and Perez fined after Belgian GP first practice

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez both earned fines during FP1 for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

26 July 2024

Red Bull has had to pay out €200 in fines after both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez exceeded the pit lane speed limit by 0.1 km/h during FP1 for the Belgian Grand Prix. The speed limit in the pit lane at Spa-Francorchamps is set at 80 km/h - which is the standard approach over F1 weekends. However, both Red Bull drivers fell foul of that limit during the weekend-opening practice session. Therefore the FIA has handed their team €100 fines for each offence, which constitutes a breach of Article 34.7 of the F1 sporting regulations. Verstappen topped FP1 by over half a second to McLaren's Oscar Piastri, whilst Perez was seventh fastest.

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