Williams have been fined €5,000 (£4,300) after they were found to have breached the allotted tyre regulations for practice on Friday.
According to the FIA, Rubens Barrichello was found to have used a set of option tyres which hadn’t been allocated by the governing body’s technical delegate.
Before practice, three sets of dry-weather tyres are signed off for use during practice by the FIA.
Article 25.4 of the Formula 1 Sporting Regulations states: “Three sets of dry-weather tyres will be allocated by the FIA technical delegate to each nominated driver for use during P1 and P2, two of “prime” specification and one of “option” specification. These are the only dry-weather tyres which may be used during these sessions.”
