Hispania fined $20.000 for unsafe pit release at Monza

F1 Grand Prix, GP Italy, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Hispania Racing has received a fine of $20000 for the unsafe release from a pit stop which led to the injury of a mechanic yesterday at the Italian circuit of Monza. The lollipop man released Sakon Yamamoto despite the fact that the mechanic in question was standing in front of the car's right-rear wheel.