Canada grid drops for Kvyat and Ericsson, time penalty for Bottas, but no action against Raikkonen for driving on with damaged wing
Monday 13 June 2016 12:15, UK
Daniil Kvyat and Marcus Ericsson will each carry three-place grid penalties into the Canadian GP after separate collisions at Rascasse corner in Sunday's chaotic Monaco race.
Kimi Raikkonen, however, escaped punishment for driving on with a damaged car.
Toro Rosso's Kvyat was penalised for a clash with Renault's Kevin Magnussen at the penultimate turn, which resulted in both drivers running into the barriers.
'The driver of Car 26 [Kvyat], with two small collisions, left front (car 26) /rear right (car 20), effectively created an overtaking space which in reality would not have been there if the collision had not occurred," a stewards statement read.
Kvyat also had two penalty points added to his driver's licence - taking him up to seven for the last 12 months, the most in the field.
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Sauber's Ericsson was found at fault for his collision with team-mate Felipe Nasr at the same corner, with stewards applying the same penalty of three grid places in Montreal and two penalty points. The Swede has a total of six on his licence.
In a race of numerous collisions and incidents, Williams' Valtteri Bottas had two points added to his superlicence and 10 seconds added to his final race time after colliding with Haas' Esteban Gutierrez. The Finn dropped from 11th to 12th in the final classification.
But countryman Raikkonen escaped penalty after being investigated for driving his damaged car round part of the lap. The Finn had run into the barriers at the hairpin, when part of his front wing became dislodged under his left-front wheel, hindering steering.
'The driver, in evidence, stated that he thought initially that he could safely proceed to the pits to replace the nose. Radio messages confirm this,' the stewards ruled.
'The team advised the driver that he needed to stop the car as soon as possible. The driver stated that he wanted to stop the car in a safe place and the first available place was the runoff area at Turn 10.'
Meanwhile, on a day of stewards' investigations, Manor's Pascal Wehrlein had a total of four points applied to his licence for ignoring blue flags and failing to adhere to the Virtual Safety Car time.
