Charles Leclerc is shown a yellow card by the FIA, and once again strongly urges compliance with the COVID-19-logs reminds. Because both the Ferrari driver, as well as Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas have used the free days between the Spielberg-race, in her home in Monaco to return, and thus out of their own bubble within the range break out.
Bottas had mask posted on Social Media pictures from Monaco, where he had celebrated the birthday of his girlfriend, Leclerc was photographed with friends and family in the Principality – without protection.
While the code does not prohibit the participants to remove the races from the track, however, is strictly defined, that one has to stay in his own bubble and not with outsiders mixed. LAT Charles Leclerc (centre) and Valtteri Bottas (R) are in breach of the Covid-19-minutes of the FIA.
Why was shown a yellow card-Leclerc, and Bottas had not admonished
on the last weekend of the FIA, Ferrari and Red Bull after Sebastian Vettel was caught in a chat with Christian Horner and Helmut Marko, now there is the re-memory of Ferrari. A penalty is not provided for in the code, but violations may be made to the race stewards reported.
“I found out that it is allowed to go back,” explained Bottas. “If I stay with the same people in the same bubble, it makes no difference whether I’m here or at home. And I’ve decided to go back home. We are in Europe and the trips are not long.”
Also, Leclerc sees no Problem in his home visit and emphasized that he was tested before his return twice – both times negative. Nevertheless, the sovereign of Monaco was in breach of the Protocol and was shown a yellow card. Bottas came of it, yet, because girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell and his Trainer Antti Vierula belong to the allowed group.
Steiner home, Grosjean surprised
However, the trips the two made not just for the enthusiasm among the colleagues: “The Message was that we need to stay here, so I was a little surprised that people have gone off home,” says Romain Grosjean, who took his time to Cycling in the mountains. “Of course it makes your home more fun, but I was not given the Option.” AFP/SID/ROSLAN RAHMAN Romain Grosjean (right) was surprised with the excursions of his fellow drivers.
Interestingly, both Haas drivers were instructed to stay in the vicinity, team principal Guenther Steiner drove, however, also home. “I only came back today, I can’t lie to you,” he says on Thursday. “I had to, I had to do something. I am not, however, flown back to the States, but was at home in the North of Italy.”
But also the South Tyrolean stressed that it followed all the protocols and all the necessary Tests have completed. And as long as that is the case, Max Verstappen also no Problem with outliers: “You’ll still be tested on all four days. And as long as the is in order, there is nothing wrong with it,” says the Dutchman.
Vettel: “I love the mountains”
He himself had however, remained, like most of his colleagues in Austria: “My Team wanted me to stay here. This is fine for me, because you can make with the Team during the week a lot of things,” said Verstappen. “I know that Valtteri was in Monaco […], but all of them were tested, so I’m not Worried at all.”
That one could spend his time in Austria, have shown most of the other formula 1 pilots. In the week before all photos of mountain landscapes appeared on the Social Media channels of many drivers. FIRO/FIRO/, SID/, Sebastian Vettel has spent his time rather in the Styrian mountains.
“I remained in the bladder,” stresses Sebastian Vettel. “I love the mountains, I love Austria, I love it here. I think I had to go for the first Time in a while the opportunity, to the mountains that I always see from the race car,” said the German. “I have enjoyed my time.”
This article was written by Norman Fischer, Two Red cards in three minutes: Barca fights for the victory in the Derby DAZN Two Red cards in three minutes: Barca fights for the victory in the Derby.
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