Corvette driver Dani Juncadella has been hit with a €5,000 high-quality for exhibiting his center finger to BMW rival Augusto Farfus in the course of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.Juncadella and Farfus have been locked in a chronic battle over fifth place within the LMGT3 class, with the pair making contact at Flip 10 as Juncadella tried to overhaul.The Spaniard ultimately accomplished the move at Flip 11 late within the seventh hour, however made it clear that he was unimpressed with Farfus’ sturdy defence by gesturing in the direction of the BMW driver.Nonetheless, his motion was judged “inappropriate” by race stewards, issuing a €1,000 instant high-quality and an extra €4,000 suspended high-quality, contingent on no additional breaches of Article 12.2.1.l of the Worldwide Sporting Code.Of their judgement, the stewards famous: “Having reviewed the video proof, the stewards decided that, whereas exiting Flip 11, the driving force of Automobile 33 made an inappropriate hand gesture (center finger) in the direction of the driving force of Automobile 31.“Contemplating the matter extensively, the stewards concluded that such behaviour is impolite, disrespectful, and wholly inappropriate in motorsport. The stewards due to this fact determined to impose the penalty described above.”
The incident drew parallels to January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, when Farfus earned the wrath of one other Corvette driver, Tommy Milner, for his antics.Juncadella, who will step as much as Hypercar subsequent 12 months with Genesis, completed the race in sixth place within the #33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R he shared with Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating.
In a separate ruling, Juncadella was reprimanded for inflicting contact with Farfus at Flip 10, with the stewards noting that “Automobile 33 was by no means totally alongside Automobile 31 in the course of the manoeuvre. Nonetheless, Automobile 33 didn’t achieve any lasting benefit.”Farfus, Yasser Shahin and Timur Boguslavskiy wound up seventh within the #31 WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo.
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