Fernando Alonso escapes penalty as Ferrari fined for DRS breaches in Hungarian GP

Spaniard incorrectly received messages to enable DRS three times

By Pete Gill and James Galloway

Monday 29 July 2013 08:58, UK

Ferrari have been fined €15,000 by Hungarian GP stewards after their mistakes led to Fernando Alonso's illegal use of DRS on three occasions during the race.

The stewards' full verdict

No / Driver 3 - Fernando Alonso Competitor Scuderia Ferrari Time 14:08 Session Race Fact DRS was enabled when the driver was not less than one second behind another driver in the DRS zone Offence Breach of Article 27.5 (b) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. Decision The competitor (Scuderia Ferrari) is fined €15,000. Reason The DRS enabling system was not changed by the team from the pre-race to the race setting. The driver therefore incorrectly received "DRS enabled" messages and reacted to them (when not entitled to) on 3 occasions. As soon as the team became aware of the problem they informed the driver to only use DRS when told to do so by the team. Whilst a small sporting advantage (less than one second over the entire race was gained, the team argued Car 3 also suffered a disadvantage by being unable to use DRS on every legitimate occasion. However, the team is ultimately responsible for ensuring the system conforms to the regulations.

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