Sergio Perez has not been handed a grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix after he was released from his pit box unsafely during the second free practice session. Perez drove away when the left front tyre was not properly attached, forcing him to pull over and stop halfway around the track.
Force India was fined €5,000 for the incident, but it avoided a grid penalty after the stewards determined that it was not obvious that the wheel was loose. The stewards acknowledged that although the wheel had been clamped to the car, the wheel nut was cross-threaded, and that was only realised after Perez rejoined the circuit.