Sergio Perez has been given a reprimand for his late arrival at the pre-race drivers' parade.

In the pre-race procedure document handed to the teams on Sunday morning strict instructions were given for the ceremony, which was organised by FOM.

At the ceremony, the drivers were to be introduced by LL Cool J then walk to their designated space. For the duration of the ceremony and national anthem drivers were instructed to remain in their race suits.

Strict timings were given for each drivers' introduction, with the warning that failure to comply would be reported to the stewards.

The stewards subsequently received a report from the media delegate that Perez was late for the parade.

Having heard from a Red Bull representative and the Mexican, the stewards determined that Perez was indeed late for the parade.

Seemingly, the reason for the lateness was the team’s media and other commercial commitments that Perez had to satisfy before turning up for the parade.

The stewards considered that this was not a valid reason for the lateness, pointing out that a driver turning up late for such events can have undesirable resultant consequences for the event and should be avoided at all times.

In the circumstances, they decided to impose a reprimand (non-driving) on the Mexican.

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1. Posted by trackrecords, 10/05/2023 22:49

"Ah, so it was Perez's fault that it was a tacky, unnecessary cringe-fest?
It could been a lot worse had it taken place in James Hunt's days - there would have been an uneven number of PomPom girls..."

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2. Posted by Defiant, 08/05/2023 15:33

"More proof of the lunatics running the asylum. "

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3. Posted by Endre, 08/05/2023 12:12

"This is just the most perfect illustration of what is important now in F1. its is DISGUSTING!
How can a driver be referred to the stewards (meant to oversee sporting aspects) for being late to an utterly distasteful and amateurish "parade" and then even be given a reprimand??
I anyone is missing out on contractual obligations that should be handled on the commercial side and NOT with the involvement of the stewards. "

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