Mercedes at risk of penalty over missing papers at F1 Las Vegas GP
Mercedes have been summoned to the stewards after qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Mercedes could be in trouble with the Las Vegas Grand Prix stewards after failing to submit set-up sheets for both their cars ahead of qualifying.
The Silver Arrows have been summoned to the stewards after FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer noted that the team did not submit the documents for George Russell and Kimi Antonelli's cars in Las Vegas.
If found guilty of a breach of the regulations, Mercedes could be hit with a penalty and potentially disqualified from qualifying.
“At 20.12, Mercedes still had not submitted the set-up sheets for both of their cars,” the document from Bauer said.
Article 40.1 of the FIA F1 sporting regulations states that “each competitor must provide the Technical Delegate with a suspension set-up sheet for both of their cars before each of them leaves the pit lane for the first time during the sprint qualifying session and the qualifying session.”
A Mercedes team representative is required to report to the stewards at 9.45pm local time (5.45am UK time).
Russell qualified fourth Sunday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, while Antonelli was knocked out in Q1 with a time only good enough for 17th on the grid.
Carlos Sainz, who qualified third, has been summoned to the stewards for an incident with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll during qualifying.
Williams have also been referred to the stewards after failing to electronically return the required set of intermediate tyres after final practice.
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