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Stewards make decision: This is the sanction for Wolff and Vasseur

23 November 2023 at 13:53
  • Ludo van Denderen

Toto Wolff and Fred Vasseur have received an official warning from the stewards, following their remarks during a press conference in Las Vegas. The pair had to report to the stewards in Abu Dhabi to explain what had gone on in the United States.

During the media session, Vasseur went on quite a rant about the loosened cover, which wrecked Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. The Frenchman was subsequently furious about this and he showed it, for example, by using some swear words. Toto Wolff, on the other hand, thought that people should not complain so much about the problems the organisation faced in Las Vegas. Moreover, the Austrian got into a fight with a journalist, who in his view did not ask fair questions.

The stewards argue that Vasseur and Wolff crossed the line, but the sanction imposed is limited: