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Infringement - Hamilton - Changes Made during Parc Fermé
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.
OutcomeRequired to start the Sprint from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The setup of the suspension has been changed while under Parc Ferme.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 40.9
- Stewards' reasoning
- Scuderia Ferrari HP changed the setup of the suspension of Hamilton under Parc Ferme without the approval of the Technical Delegate, this not being in accordance with Article 40.9 b) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. Hamilton is therefore required to start the Sprint from pit lane.
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.