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Camara gets reprimand for dangerous practice move
Haas driver Camara reprimanded after dangerous incident with Leclerc in F1 practice.
In brief
Haas driver Camara reprimanded after dangerous incident with Leclerc in F1 practice. Haas driver Rafael Camara received a reprimand for impeding Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during Interlagos practice. Originally reported by RaceFans.
Camara reprimanded
Haas driver Rafael Camara received an official reprimand for a dangerous incident with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during practice at Interlagos.
“Car 51 [Camara] was warned multiple times that car 16 [Leclerc] was arriving on a fast lap.”
Stewards' ruling
Stewards ruled Camara caused a dangerous situation by impeding Leclerc, who had to take evasive action to avoid collision.
“Car 16 had to take evasive action to avoid a collision by moving to the right, with a significant amount of the car off the track.”
Reprimand reason
A reprimand was warranted as Camara failed to take sufficient care despite multiple warnings about Leclerc approaching.
“Car 51 should have taken more care to avoid impeding car 16.”
The takeaway
Haas driver Rafael Camara received a reprimand for impeding Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during Interlagos practice.
