The F1 star was fined brutally £ 17,000 after getting sick to the Japanese Grand Prix

Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz was slapped with a heavy fine after the national anthem performance in the Japanese Grand Prix was late.

This is, although Williams Star had a valid excuse just before the race and had to visit the doctor on the road.

Max Verstappen demanded the first win of the season at Suzuka on Sunday, and the McLaren duo stopped the challenge of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

In fact, it was a very boring Grand Prix, conditions make it difficult for drivers to exit many excessive exit, scanning Yuki Tsunoda at the exit of Red Bull’s exit.

At the same time, Sir Lewis was a competition to forget Sainz, who started the 15th, after being punished for preventing Hamilton in elimination, and his teammate Alex Albon received points again.

However, the Spanish weekend was badly worse because it was called to officials, and then fined € 20,000 (£ 17,000) for missing the beginning of the national anthem before the race.

When the National Anthem is performed just a few minutes before the start of every Grand Prix, drivers need to stand in front of the grill.

Sainz missed the beginning of performance because he went to the medical center after complaining about stomach pains, but he would get little sympathy with FIA.

“All drivers in the briefing of the drivers on Friday reminded that the need to be positioned in the regulations and the need to respect the anthem of the host country.”

It is stated that the penalty instructions stipulated in Annex B of the FIA ​​international sports code lists a penalty for this crime and lists € 60,000.

‘However, the driver in mitigation, just before the anthem, [to] A stomach problem that delays its appearance on the grill. This, confirms the problem and gives the appropriate medication for the driver, indicating that Dr. Med-EX’ten Dr. Confirmed by Messina.

‘Regardless of the above, respecting the national anthem is a high priority, and all parties must consider every possibility in planning to be in the position for the time required for the anthem. Therefore, in 2024, a penalty is given in Canada for a similar violation. ‘

While the commissioners reduce the fine, Tsunoda is still twice that he had to pay when he came late to his Anthem in Montreal last year.

Half of Sainz’s fine was suspended on condition that he did not violate the rules for the next 12 months.

This event is perhaps a reflection of the implementation of more strict arrangements surrounding the behavior of the drivers, and the motor sports management organ will be controversial before the 2025 seasons.

Former McLaren and Ferrari star Sainz, ‘Unfortunately, as expected, the hard race was stuck in an expensive Saturday traffic on Saturday, but I think the speed was there’.

“ I was comfortable in the car and I was able to make good transitions. We will continue to build here. To Bahrain! ‘

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