Lindblad and Browning penalised following Budapest Sprint Race

Following the conclusion of the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race in Budapest, Luke Browning and Arvid Lindblad have both received post-race penalties.

Firstly, Arvid Lindblad has been handed a post-race time penalty.

The Campos Racing driver was alleged to have left the track and gained an advantage on Lap 20 in an on-track battle with ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins.

Following the race, the Stewards heard from both the drivers and their team representatives along with available video evidence.

The Stewards determined that Car 4 of Lindblad had gained an advantage by leaving the track on the exit of Turn 3.

The Campos driver entered Turn 3 on the inside line and exited the corner exceeding track limits, forcing Martins to lift and or brake, subsequently he was passed by Jak Crawford. By going off the track to defend and maintain position over Martins, the Stewards considered Lindblad’s actions to constitute an advantage.

As a result, they applied a five-second time penalty to the Briton’s race time. With the penalty applied, Lindblad drops from 4th to 10th place in the classification.

Finally, Luke Browning has been handed a post-race time penalty.

During the Sprint, the Hitech TGR driver was alleged to have left the track and gained an advantage in a separate on-track incident with ART’s Martins at Turns 6 and 7 on the final lap.

The Stewards heard from both of the drivers involved along with team representatives and determined that Car 7 of Browning had left the track at Turn 7 and maintained position over Car 14 of Martins by doing so.

As a result, the Stewards applied a five-second time penalty to Browning, considering the factor that it had been a defensive move by the Hitech driver.

The Briton originally finished the Sprint Race in P5, but with the additional five seconds on his race time, he falls to 12th place.