Mexican fans in Austin will be frustrated to learn that Esteban Gutierrez has received a 10-place grid penalty for impeding Pastor Maldonado in Q1.
Gutierrez was weaving to get heat into his tyres, and the FIA noted that he was “performing manoeuvres that the stewards considered dangerous.”
The Sauber driver had done a good job to get into Q3 and qualify 10th.
Meanwhile Max Chilton has been a given a drive through penalty to be served in the first five laps for impeding both Maldonado and Adrian Sutil in Q1. The drive through is used by the stewards when they deem there is no point handing a grid penalty to someone who is already at the back. Charles Pic received one earlier this season.
Adam Cooper F1 
Sauber will be sick about this. Had potential to hold back some chargers from further back on the grid.
Actually saw the near collision, Gutierrez had no business performing a tire warming weave so close to a corner entry. He earned this one.