Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a 10-place grid for overtaking Oscar Piastri under red flags in Canadian Grand Prix final practice.
FP3 had been red-flagged for debris after Piastri slapped the Wall of Champions on a flying lap, giving himself a right-rear puncture, as he then crawled back around to the pit-lane.
Going slowly off the racing line, Tsunoda then passed Piastri under the red flags, normally a slam-dunk penalty.
Tsunoda argued to the stewards that he felt it was safer to pass Piastri to avoid being struck by debris.
However, the stewards firmly rejected this, as they also handed Tsunoda two penalty points, taking him to two for the 12-month period.
Check out the FIA statement in full below.
FIA verdict on Yuki Tsunoda's penalty
The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 22 (Yuki Tsunoda), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry and in-car video evidence.
Car 81 (Piastri) had earlier collided with the barrier at the exit of turn 14 and damaged the rear right wheel and sustained a puncture, and suffered suspension damage.
A red flag was displayed when Car 22 was at Turn 6. Car 22 reduced speed at that point. After Turn 12, Car 22 was approaching Car 81 on the back straight.
The driver of Car 22 said that he saw Car 81 travelling slowly on the left side of the track with obvious damage. He said that he was worried that he might be struck by debris from Car 81 and decided to overtake.
Telemetry showed that Car 81 was travelling at 86kph when Car 22 overtook at a speed of 171kph.
Having considered the matter extensively, the Stewards determined that while Car 81 had an obvious problem, it was not travelling at such a speed that it prevented Car 22 from following it at a safe distance.
The circumstances were such that there was no justifiable reason for the driver of Car 22 to have overtaken Car 81.
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