Schumacher penalized for overtaking under safety car

Michael Schumacher finished 6th in the Monaco Grand Prix, 1.4 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton. However, the seven-time world champion was still in 7th place with 500 meters to go and was penalized for overtaking Alonso’s Ferrari under the safety car. The safety car was deployed following the accident between Chandhok and Trulli. For overtaking under the safety car, Michael Schumacher was penalized with a drive-through penalty (a pass through the pit lane), equivalent to a loss of 20 to 25 seconds. Since this decision was made after the race, he received a 20-second penalty, dropping him to 12th place, benefiting the Spaniard who regained his initial position.