Several drivers penalised following Silverstone Sprint Race

Following the conclusion of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race at Silverstone, three drivers have been assigned post-race penalties.

Firstly, James Wharton has been assigned a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.

During the race, the Hitech Pulse-Eight driver made contact with Van Amersfoort Racing’s Tommy Smith at Turn 3.

After a post-race investigation, hearing from team representatives along with the drivers as well as examination of video evidence, the Race Stewards determined that Car #15 had been wholly responsible for the collision.

As a result, Wharton drops from 13th to 18th in the final results.

Secondly, Jenzer Motorsport’s Charlie Wurz has received a time penalty.

On Lap 12, Wurz and MP Motorsport’s Alex Dunne collided on the Wellington Straight that left the former out of the race and Dunne with front wing damage.

Following the race, the Race Stewards heard from both drivers along with team representatives and examining all available video evidence, they determined that Wurz was wholly responsible for the incident.

Due to the Jenzer driver’s retirement from the race, the 10-second time penalty has been converted into a five-place grid penalty to be served in the next race he participates in.

Finally, Oliver Goethe has had his 10-second time penalty converted into a grid drop.

The Campos Racing driver collided with Jenzer Motorsport’s Max Esterson at Turn 9, resulting in both driver’s retirement from the race.

Goethe was determined to be the party wholly at fault for the collision and was assigned a time penalty as a result.

With the Campos Racing driver unable to serve the 10-second time penalty in race, it has been converted into a five-place grid drop set to be served at the next race in which he participates.