SEPTEMBER 15, 2002

Massa penalized for collision with de la Rosa

Filippe Massa has been penalized for his collision with Pedro de la Rosa during the Italian GP at Monza.

At 16:43 local time the stewards released a statement that Massa has been blamed for the accident, and as his penalty he will be dropped ten grid positions at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. The Sauber team can still appeal the decision.

This is the first time that this new penalty has been applied.