So based on both radios, I’m guessing Gaetan heard JU say “maintain a gap [ ] to car in front” (said car in front being Carlos) and reported it as being told not to stay behind (which is a reasonable assumption but not the exact same thing). But because of the slipstream, Alex has a passing opportunity that would achieve the same result (gap in front), so JU allowed it, but Gaetan didn’t have time to react.
Fining a driver for being late to a National Anthem an eye watering amount (20x the maximum fine for breaching the pit lane speed limit) is already quite something, but when you take into account that:
Said driver was late due to a medical issue personally attested to by an official Med-Ex doctor;
Who found the medical issue serious enough to require prescription medication to treat symptoms; and
Said driver is the new director of the GPDA (an association that specifically exists to promote the safety of Grand Prix drivers) -
- we have reached a level of irony so comedic one would be forgiven for thinking this would happen in a fanfiction rather than reality.
Yet the FIA have once again surpassed all expectations.
bro is ready to create strategy for his teammate
Carlos Sainz | Bahrain GP 2025 by Josh Latham
carlos with heidi klum and eva longoria…this man and his side quests
Jeddah GP '25 // P6 in Quali
"Happy with the progress we're doing. Second quali in a row, I think, that we do the maximum the car can do... I need to talk with the pillow because trying to be tough to pass last time out in Bahrain cost me quite a bit. I need to decide what's my strategy tomorrow- whether to settle for high points finish and let the faster cars go by, or fight them out and see what we can do. I don't know, I'm fifty-fifty right now..."
PE teacher Carlos Sainz arriving to class
From F1