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ALFA ROMEO with a fine of 5.000 euros for a discarded bicycle

The Alfa Romeo team was fined 5.000 euros after the race in Austria because Kimi Raikkonen lost his right front wheel.

After a flying start at yesterday’s race in Austria, which followed the phase safety car, after stopping in the pits the front right wheel of the car Chemistry Raikkonen independence and endanger the rivals behind him - the most Sebastian Vettl, who was driving directly behind him.

Race Commissioners GP of Austria they discovered that the wheel nut was on the race car Chemistry Raikkonen at his stop in the pits poorly fastened, causing the right wheel Farm on the track separator from the race car. However, the ombudsmen also acknowledged that the team Alfa Romeo she could not have known that the bike would separate when the race car returned to the track.

After his bike became independent, Kimi Raikkonen had to finish yesterday’s race early.

"After examining the photographs of the damaged wheel and the axle shaft, it can be seen that the wheel nut of the front wheel crossed with a thread when changing the wheels, which the mechanic with the air gun did not find.”They wrote Commissioners. "As a result, the bike broke apart as the car rode back onto the track. The commissioners accepted the explanation that neither the racer nor the team was able to realize that the car was in a dangerous condition and therefore did not stop it."

A dangerous event in yesterday's race when Kimi Raikkonen's right front wheel split and endangered the rivals behind him. The first was Sebastian Vettel, who was behind the Finn.

                    

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