“A serious matter” – why the FIA hit Racing Bulls with a €30,000 fine when Lawson stopped on track

The phrasing of official communications from the FIA’s stewards tends to be deliberately dry and factual, but a note of schoolmasterish anger was manifest in the document announcing and explaining a €30,000 fine for Racing Bulls after Liam Lawson’s breakdown forced Formula 1 practice to be red-flagged in Canada. Lawson’s car halted with a hydraulic problem within 10 minutes of the sole ... Keep reading