Friday, November 14, 2008

Matsushita gets grid penalty

Matsushita gets grid penalty

Japan's Masaki Matsushita will be forced to start from the back of the grid for Macau's qualification race on Saturday after being punished for missing a weigh bridge check during Thursday's first qualifying session.

The PTRS by Ombra driver, who crashed in the final moments of the session before being collected by provisional pole position man Edoardo Mortara, was ruled to have ignored a red light at the entrance to the pitlane requiring him to stop for routine checks.

Matsushita was summoned to see the stewards after qualifying and it was decided that he will be dropped down the grid the number of places that will put him at the back of the grid for Saturday's qualifying race.



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