Tsunoda given 10-place drop for infringement

MONTREAL -- Yuki Tsunoda volition driblet 10 places from wherever helium qualifies for the Canadian Grand Prix aft overtaking Oscar Piastri's damaged car during a reddish emblem successful practice.

Points person Piastri clipped the infamous Wall of Champions during last practice, sustaining a puncture and suspension harm to his car.

With debris past falling disconnected Piastri's car, the league was instantly suspended by a waved reddish flag, signalling to everyone to instrumentality to the pits -- drivers are not allowed to overtake successful specified conditions.

Down the backstraight that leads to the pit entry, Red Bull operator Tsunoda caught the McLaren, which was going importantly slower.

The stewards study noted Tsunoda saw Piastri's car had "obvious damage" and "said that helium was disquieted that helium mightiness beryllium struck by debris from Car 81 and decided to overtake."

The study noted Tsunoda was going astatine 171 km/h erstwhile helium passed Piastri, who was travelling astatine 86 km/h.

The stewards disagreed with the Japanese driver's reasoning for passing, handing him a 10-place grid punishment arsenic punishment.

The study said: "While Car 81 had an evident problem, it was not travelling astatine specified a velocity that it prevented Car 22 from pursuing it astatine a harmless distance.

"The circumstances were specified that determination was nary justifiable crushed for the operator of Car 22 to person overtaken Car 81."

Tsunoda has struggled for results since his promotion from inferior squad Racing Bulls to Red Bull astatine his location race, the Japanese Grand Prix, successful April.

He has scored conscionable 4 points since the move.