Williams fined €100 after Sainz’s car exceeds pit speed limit
Williams was fined €100 after Carlos Sainz’s car was recorded 0.3 km/h above the pit-lane speed limit during reconnaissance laps at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
Williams has been fined €100 after Carlos Sainz’s car was recorded speeding in the pit lane during reconnaissance laps at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
The FIA stewards recorded car 55 at 80.3 km/h, 0.3 km/h above the event’s 80 km/h pit-lane limit. The fine was imposed on Atlassian Williams F1 Team as the competitor.
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- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 48 - Infringement - Car 55 - Pit Lane SpeedingFIA F1 decision documents
Source context
The decision fines Williams as the competitor. It identifies car 55 as Carlos Sainz’s car and does not state that a separate penalty was imposed on the driver.
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The decision identifies car 55 and its driver, and states that the competitor, Williams, is fined.
The decision gives the recorded speed and says it exceeded the stated limit by 0.3 km/h.
The decision names the competitor as Atlassian Williams F1 Team and specifies a €100 fine.
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