Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has been hit with a reprimand for crossing the white line which denotes the entry to the pit lane, during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The German fell foul of Article 12.1.1.i, Appendix L of the Sporting Regulations which stipulates a driver must not cross the white line on the far side of the bollard, which marks the start of the pit lane entrance.
It’s Rosberg’s first reprimand since the 2014 Bahrain GP, therefore this is his first of the current season.
The FIA stewards, which include 1980 world champion Alan Jones, reviewed video footage of the incident before making their decision. They issued the following statement on Friday: “The driver crossed the line separating the pit entry from the track and did not stay to the right of the bollard, as required in the race director’s event notes.
The race director’s notes, issued by Charlie Whiting on Thursday stated that “for safety reasons, drivers must keep to the right of the bollard at the pit entry.”
