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Audi fined €30,000 for unsafe pit stop at Bahrain Grand Prix

Nico Hülkenberg

The FIA fined Audi Revolut F1 Team €30,000 (€20,000 suspended) for an unsafe pit stop after a premature green light during Nico Hülkenberg's stop at Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. The decision follows an investigation.

Nico Hülkenberg Audi Revolut F1 Team

How the sources differ

PlanetF1 reports the stewards' decision, while the official FIA document establishes the exact fine and the reason: a premature green light causing an unsafe situation during Hülkenberg's pit stop.

Recommended first read: PlanetF1's article is the most accessible non-paywalled summary with an image, covering the FIA's decision without being the official document itself.

FIA documents

Audi Revolut F1 Team fined €30,000 (€20,000 suspended) for an unsafe situation caused by a premature green light during Nico Hülkenberg's pit stop.

Gabriel Bortoleto has been given a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz Jr. at Turn 2 during the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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