Grosjean escapes penalty in Hungary

Romain Grosjean was threatened with being kicked out of the Budapest qualifiers after his car failed the checks. The stewards had noted a flat bottom front that was too flexible compared to the limits authorized by the technical regulations. The Lotus driver then feared being excluded from qualifying after having achieved his best performance since the start of the year. This sanction would have been all the more difficult as the Hungarian Tourniquet is renowned for the difficulty of overtaking.

But Lotus went to explain to the stewards, indicating that these measures did not come from a fault of the team. The team ofenstone actually defended itself by claiming that the flat bottom had been damaged by the Frenchman passing over a curb, the British single-seaters being particularly low. After verification, the commissioners validated Lotus' explanations F1 Team and have finalized the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix where Romain Grosjean will start from third position behind Lewis Hamilton et Sebastian Vettel.

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