Alpine rookie Jack Doohan has collected four penalty points in a single weekend in China.
Doohan, who picked up two places in the sprint race yesterday, was given two more after the grand prix. The stewards ruled he forced Isack Hadjar off the track at turn 14 while the pair were fighting for position.
“Car seven [Doohan] was overtaken by car six [Hadjar] in the run-up to turn 14 and in trying to take the position back on the inside, Doohan lost control, locked up and forced Hadjar off the track.
“We accordingly imposed a 10-second time penalty with two penalty points which is in keeping with the guidelines for forcing a driver off the track.”
The penalty dropped Doohan from 14th place to 16th. He told his team: “Apologies about the penalty,” after taking the chequered flag.
The stewards looked into another incident between Doohan and Hadjar during the race, when the Alpine driver made a late move to defend his position. Having originally looked into whether he changed his line too late in the braking zone, they decided no investigation was necessary.
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