Drivers escape sanction over tyre breach while the are Teams fined
The Honda, McLaren and Super Aguri teams, had a moment of tough time as they have each been fined 15,000 euro by Brazilian Grand Prix stewards. All the three teams broke wet-weather tyre rules during Friday’s opening practice session, as a reason of which they were fined.
Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Takuma Sato all used two sets of wet-weather tyres - which is clearly against the wet-weather tyre rule, which states that not more than one tyre is permitted under the Formula One sporting regulations. Luckily, the drivers themselves were not penalized for the breach.
Along with the fine, the three teams will also have to surrender the extra set of tyres that was used in order to ensure they do not benefit from having access to an additional set of part worn, or scrubbed, tyres.