MELBOURNE - Indonesian rookie Rj Haryanto had a struggling learn to his Formula A single career, crashing in the pit lane and acquiring a three-place grid charges from Australian Grand Tarifs stewards yesterday.
Haryanto, his country's first F1 rider, suffered the indignity of crashing before he possibly got onto the keep track of for final practice in Melbourne, a major incident which means he will certainly start today's race in last place.
The Way Racing driver was proceeding out of his team's garage when he mixed accidentally with the car of Haas' Romain Grosjean.
Engineers had to dope the chassis of the two cars before that they were forced back in the garage for fixes.
The Indonesian appeared for fault when he embarked out of his car port into the pit isle and nudged Grosjean's transferring car, damaging his prominent wing.
The Albert Area stewards blamed Haryanto pertaining to the mishap and explained the penalty was becoming applied because he "did not take notice of the approaching car (of Grosjean) that was in the fast lane".
Haryanto, who was second-slowest in qualifying but is currently demoted to the back of the grid, also selected up two penalty factors.
"Sorry guys, " this individual was heard to state to his hard-pressed support team as his car had been pushed back again.
Haas said their designers had to replace the floor on Grosjean's car following the incident and it cost him 1 / 2 of final practice.
Haryanto's day got no better when he was the second driver knocked in qualifying.
The 23-year-old F1 driver only secured a seat in Manor Race after he managed to pay EUR15 million (S$23 million) to join the British F1 racing staff, according to local press.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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