Martí handed post-Feature Race penalty in Spielberg

Following the conclusion of the FIA Formula 2 Feature Race in Spielberg, Campos Racing’s Josep María Martí has been handed a time-penalty.

The Stewards investigated the Spanish driver for being in breach Article 38.9b of the FIA Formula 2 Sporting Regulations, relating to serving a mandatory pitstop under the Virtual Safety Car.

They spoke with both the driver and a Campos representative, examined video evidence and GPS data before determining that Martí had not reached the Safety Car line 1 when the VSC banner was displayed, leading to him serving his pitstop under Virtual Safety Car conditions.

A 10-second stop and go penalty was given to Martí which when assessed post-race in accordance with Article 39.3 of the Sporting Regulations, is converted into a 30-second time penalty.

This means that Martí, who finished fourth on track, moves down to 15th in the final classification.