Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) received a five-second penalty and reprimand for two safety car infringements at the 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix, but his victory at Marina Bay was upheld by the stewards.
Sergio Pérez was recorded as failing to hold ten cars during two separate safety car periods, from laps 8 to 10 and from laps 36 to 39 in the second half of the race, and was handed over to the stewards after the race. Summoned.
In the first instance, while the safety car lights were on, Sergio Pérez was admitted to failing to stay within ten car distances, as mandated by the race leader. A similar violation was established in the second example.
However, in the first case, the stewards gave Perez “relaxing circumstances” given the wet conditions and reprimanded him. .
The second case was a repeated infringement of article 55.10 by Sergio Pérez, following an explicit warning from the Race Director, for which the stewards imposed a five-second time penalty.
However, Sergio Pérez turned out to be unaffected by the time penalty as he took the checkered flag 7.595 seconds ahead of second-placed Charles Leclerc.
“There was a little misunderstanding,” said Sergio Perez after visiting the stewards’ office.
“Where he was able to keep up with the safety car, he was very slow.”
“But I don’t think these conditions are normal. It’s completely understandable that the conditions we were facing were very tricky, especially in the final sector.”
“The stewards were satisfied with my explanation and understood.”
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