BREAKING: The FIA has offered a detailed explanation for the decisions made during the Qatar Grand Prix:
With regard to Norris' penalty, the FIA has noted that:
· The penalty was in accordance with the penalty guidelines circulated to the teams on 19 February 2024.
· A double yellow flag infringement is considered a serious compromise of safety, which is why such offences carry such a severe penalty.
With regard to the wing mirror incident:
· Normal practice is for the safety car not to be deployed if there is a small amount of debris, and off the racing line.
· The extensive debris after a car hit the mirror and the punctures that occurred shortly after forced the decision on a safety car.
· A VSC would not have been a solution, as the cars remain spread out and there is not sufficient time for a marshal to clear the debris.
· The FIA constantly reviews its methods and processes and will analyse further the specific scenario, and discuss it with the teams, in order to see whether in the future a different course of action needs to be taken.
Additionally, the FIA has also revealed what happened when the lights on the safety car malfunctioned during the race.
· During the 2nd safety car period, the lights malfunctioned.
· All teams were verbally advised that the SC would be coming in, so the re-start took place in the normal fashion.
· While the reason for the malfunction was identified and fixed, out of caution, the safety car was swapped in time for its 3rd deployment.
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