Fans crowd the track and grandstands for the podium presentation after the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix - Source: Getty
FIA has penalized the F1 US GP promoter with a €500,000 fine for a premature and potentially dangerous post-race track invasion from fans at Sunday's main race's end. It was an eventful day of on-track action at The Circuit of the Americas that saw Charles Leclerc win his third race of the year and eighth overall of his career.
The Ferrari driver looked in control throughout the race after making an excellent start to move to P1 from P4 and took advantage of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris' Turn 1 battle. He kept his lead and finished 8.5 seconds ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz to bring a Ferrari 1-2 home.
The fans on the track did not want to miss out on the celebrations from the podium and invaded the track a bit prematurely. The sport's governing body, which has been strict regarding track invasions in the past, did not take the incident lightly and put a hefty fine that could go to €500,000 on the US Grand Prix promoter, Circuit of The Americas LLC.
