Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Nico Hülkenberg will also start from the pit lane
The Haas driver made changes to the settings under Parc Fermé conditions.
There will only be 18 of them on the starting grid. In Baku, this Sunday, April 30th, two drivers will have to start from the pit lane. Esteban Ocon and Nico Hülkenberg. While the Frenchman has been aware of this penalty for almost 24 hours, the Haas driver’s sanction was announced in the morning.
The German driver changed his suspensions after the Saturday afternoon sprint race. This was done under Parc Fermé conditions, which is prohibited by the regulations. Therefore, the FIA announced that the Haas team and its driver will have to start from the pit lane, a few seconds after the rest of the field.
