George Russell hit with two-place grid penalty after pit lane blocking offence | F1

For this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the FIA announced that drivers would be banned from waiting in the pit lane during qualifying.The tactic has been used by a number of drivers, most notably Max Verstappen in Singapore, as a way to build a gap before starting their hot laps in qualifying.Russell is the first driver to have broken the new rule, picking up a two-place grid penalty.The stewards noted: “Russell was exiting the pits, preparing for an out lap. Rusell went slow to create a gap for a clear lap, but did not manage to stay completely to the…

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