Mercedes and Aston Martin received financial penalties after FP2 of the Formula 1 Monaco GP. The two teams were fined by the FIA, after Kimi Antonelli and Fernando Alonso exceeded the speed limit set for the pit lane during the session.
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The incident occurred on one of the calendar’s most rigorous circuits regarding speed control in the pit area. In Monaco, the limit was set at 60 km/h, and small differences were enough to generate the penalties applied by motorsport’s governing body.
According to the official FIA statement, Antonelli exceeded the permitted speed by just 0.1 km/h. Despite the minimal difference, the infraction was recorded and resulted in a 100 euro fine for Mercedes.
Alonso also exceeded the limit during FP2. In the case of the Aston Martin driver, the excess was slightly greater, reaching 0.5 km/h above the permitted mark in the pit lane of the Monegasque circuit.
As a consequence, Aston Martin received the same financial penalty applied to the German team. The FIA maintained the same criterion for both cases, determining a 100 euro fine for each team involved.
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Antonelli’s penalty extends a sequence of similar occurrences for Mercedes this Friday, as in FP1, George Russell had already been penalized for the same infraction after exceeding the pit lane speed limit.
In the first session, Mercedes had already received a 100 euro fine for the British driver’s infraction. Thus, Mercedes accumulates two financial penalties in two consecutive practice sessions of the Monaco GP weekend, both related to speed control in the pit area.
Although the amounts are modest and have no direct sporting impact on the drivers, the incidents reinforce the FIA’s attention to compliance with operational rules during track activities in the Principality, where minimal margins are already sufficient to result in sanctions.
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