F1 team to stewards for not providing rear wing camera footage!
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Williams must report to the stewards for failing to provide the necessary footage of the camera that monitors rear wing flexibility. That should have been sent to the FIA within an hour of the first free practice session, but the British team did not do that. Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll may also be in trouble.
Williams to stewards for lack of camera footage
Williams could not produce the video footage, captured by forward and rear-facing cameras within the required hour after the first free practice session. This requirement falls under the 'Additional Diagnostic' procedure of technical directive TD034L. The video files are used to comply with the first paragraph of Article 3.2.2 and additionally with regard to Article 3.15.16 of the technical regulations for the 2025 F1 season.
As Williams did not act accordingly to Article 1.6 of the technical regulations, the FIA have sent the incident to the stewards further consideration. With the even stricter regulations introduced for this weekend in the technical directive, after the stewards decision, this can have unpleasant consequences for the team. They will decide whether a violation has occurred.
Leclerc and Stroll also to the stewards
Both drivers will also have to go the stewards, as in the paddock during Sky Sports' coverage, Leclerc was already seen walking there. Both him and Lance Stroll failed to complete a lap within the maximum delta time between the safety car lines in SQ2 this Friday. The stewards will now access whether there was a reason for exceeding the maximum time limit, which is against the rules, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Leclerc and Stroll have been referred to the stewards, as it is suspected there was no valid reason for not complying with the rules. Leclerc possibly committed this when he was told by race engineer Bryan Bozzi to let Lewis Hamilton pass on track, before the two began their flying laps. There were eight other cases when drivers failed to complete a lap within the required time, but they do not require further investigation.
This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder
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