Jules Bianchi was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Paul Di Resta in Q1 in Korea – and the FIA stewards decided to throw in a reprimand for good measure.
The penalty only drops the Frenchman from 21st to 22nd, behind team mate Max Chilton, while his second reprimand of the year means that he is now at risk of an equally meaningless 10-place drop should he earn a third reprimand.
The stewards noted that the Marussia driver “was given a radio warning of the approach of car 14 (on a fast lap) but decided to stay on line to start his own lap. The Stewards consider that car 22 could safely have allowed car 14 to pass before starting his flying lap.”
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