Listen to this article Zhou Guanyu and Yuki Tsunoda have also been called by the stewards for similar offences. Leclerc and Zhou’s transgressions happened at the same time in Q1, while Tsunoda’s was in Q2. The document from the stewards noted that the Ferrari driver was being called for an “alleged breach of Article 33.4 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and non- compliance with Race Director’s Event Notes 4, driving unnecessarily slowly on an in-lap at 16:09”. The article concerned notes that “at no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person”. In the past, similar offences earned a reprimand, so as such Leclerc’s pole position is unlikely to be under threat. Leclerc had enjoyed a strong run through the three qualifying sessions at Albert Park, taking third in Q1 and Q2 before pipping his Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to pole with a brilliant final run in Q3. The document from the stewards noted that the Ferrari driver was being called for an “alleged breach of Article 33.4 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and n …

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