As if not finishing the race at the Korean Grand Prix was not enough,Force India8217;s Adrian Sutil was handed a five-place grid penalty,carrying into next month8217;s Brazillian GP.
FIA stewards punished Sutil for colliding with BMW Sauber8217;s Kamui Kobayashi at Turn Four on Lap 47. He was additionally fined USD 10,000 after admitting he had been aware of brake problems throughout the race.
8220;I was just struggling with my brakes all the time. I had so much brake force that I always locked up and it was hard to drive consistently. There were a lot of times I was off the circuit,or locked up,and then got past a driver and went off the road,8221; Sutil said.
Toro Rosso8217;s Sebastien Buemi was also handed the same penalty for causing an avoidable accident when he collided with Virgin8217;s Timo Glock at Turn Three on Lap 30.
The Swiss driver has already apologised to Glock,saying,8221;I braked late and locked the front wheels,so I could not turn and ended up going straight on and hitting Timo. I am sorry for him.8221;
The Brazilian Grand Prix will be held in Interlagos from November 5-7.