Bent Viscaal handed post Sprint Race 1 penalty

Rookie Bent Viscaal has been given a time penalty following today’s Formula 2 Sprint Race 1 at the Bahrain International Circuit.

The Stewards determined that the Trident driver overtook Jüri Vips under yellow flag conditions, before reaching the green flag or panel.

The Dutchman has handed a 5s time penalty for the offence, which drops him from 11th to 13th and promotes Guilherme Samaia and Roy Nissany to 11th and 12th.