Noel León was disqualified from the main Formula 2 race in Belgium for an unusual reason. The Campos Racing driver had finished in seventh place.
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The FIA determined that during the red flag period at Spa-Francorchamps, a team guest was wearing a headset with a microphone in the pit lane, something not allowed under the Sporting Regulations. Although the team explained that the guest had accidentally taken the item, the stewards declared that Campos was responsible for providing the correct equipment.
“During the race, it was alleged that a person without an operational role was wearing a headset with a microphone in the pit lane during the red flag period, infringing Article 21.5 and Appendix 5 of the FIA F2 Sporting Regulations. After the race, the Stewards spoke with Nikola Tsolov, since León had left the track, and with a representative of the Campos Racing team,” the statement read.
“The team representative explained that the person in question was a team guest who had inadvertently taken the wrong type of headset. The Stewards’ position is that the team remains responsible for ensuring that the radio equipment provided to persons without an operational role and team guests complies with the applicable requirements,” it continued.
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Since the guest was exclusively associated with León’s car, the Mexican was disqualified from the result after finishing seventh. “As it was established that the guest was exclusively associated with Car 5, the stewards determined that the disqualification should apply only to León.”
Not only that, Campos also received a suspended deduction of 25 championship points, which will only be applied if the team commits another violation of the same regulation before the end of the 2026 season. “Additionally, the Stewards also deducted 25 championship points from Campos Racing. This deduction is suspended, provided there are no further violations of the FIA F2 Sporting Regulation article in any FIA F2 events during the remainder of the 2026 season.”
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