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Haas junior and Trident F2 driver Santino Ferrucci has received a four race ban for deliberate contact during the British Grand Prix F2 support race earlier today.
American Ferrucci, a Haas F1 junior driver and second year Formula Two driver has been awarded a four race, two event race ban in Formula Two this afternoon, handed down by the Silverstone race stewards following a deliberate collision with his Trident F2 team mate Arjun Maini following the conclusion of the F2 Sprint Race on Sunday morning at Silverstone.
Ferrucci, 20, will miss the next two rounds in Hungary and Spa following his punishment announcement today, and potentially the American could be looking at the end of his short career in the Formula One supporting category, something Trident have hinted at on social media following the conclusion of the action on track in Great Britain.
Ferrucci was seen to make contact with his Trident team mate following the end of the Sprint Race at Silverstone, the American running into the rear of team mate Maini, an indiscretion that would cost the driver a tasty €60,000 fine alongside his race ban. Adding further fuel to the fire, Ferrucci would also be reportedly seen to be driving his F2 car in the paddock area without wearing one of his race gloves, and holding a mobile phone.. something strictly against the safety rules under current Formula 2 regulations. Found guilty alongside his more serious incident on track, Ferrucci would be handed a further €6000 fine by the FIA.
The slowing down lap crash wouldn't be the first incident between Ferrucci and Maini this weekend either, both drivers having come to blows on the circuit earlier in the event when Ferrucci, currently 18th in the F2 standings, was deemed to have run his team mate off the road during Saturday's feature race action, receiving a time penalty for his troubles in that incident as well...
With Trident understandably angry at the behaviour of one of its drivers, Haas Team Principal Gunther Steiner also confirmed the US Formula One team would be reviewing the incident after the Grand Prix:
"I’m aware of the incident, I’ve seen it once on TV when they showed the race," he said. "I didn’t really realise, I didn’t hear the audio, but I was made aware that there are some problems.
"I said I’m not gonna deal with them today, because we have a race to go to.
"I’m gonna deal with them in the week so I will get more information. I’m aware something happened but at the moment I don’t have enough information to comment on it."
A poor show of behaviour in what was a great weekend of racing at Silverstone, and potentially the last time Ferrucci will sit in a Formula Two car during his career, or at least for Trident anyway..."I said I’m not gonna deal with them today, because we have a race to go to.
"I’m gonna deal with them in the week so I will get more information. I’m aware something happened but at the moment I don’t have enough information to comment on it."
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