F1 Academy: Why there is no controversy over Maya Weug's pit lane alleged incident
- RACERS
- Oct 5
- 3 min read
Here's why Maya Weug was cleared of any pit entry infringement during the hectic final stages of the F1 Academy's Singapore second race.
Maya Weug completed a stellar pass for the win on the final lap of the F1 Academy second race at Singapore, when a late safety car and sudden rain shower shuffled the order and allowed the Ferrari driver to go for a move on her title rival Doriane Pin at the restart, thus shortening the gap in the championship standings ahead of the season finale in Las Vegas.
Following the race, however, controversy arose over an alleged breach by Weug, who — in the hectic phases under the safety car as the rain intensified — briefly appeared to cross the white-and-blue line at pit entry while the MP Motorsport team was assessing whether to pit for wet tyres or stay out. The Dutch racer ultimately opted to stay out on slicks, just like Pin ahead of her, a decision that proved to be the correct one.
Team radios from other drivers raised suspicions that Weug had crossed the pit entry line, in a potential breach of Article 4(d), Chapter IV, Appendix L of the FIA International Sporting Code. Rumours intensified, and Weug was eventually summoned by the stewards at 16:48 local time.
Having reviewed the video evidence, the stewards determined that no further action was warranted, as Weug had clearly not reached the point described in the F1 Academy Race Director’s Event Notes as the official start of the pit entry.
"The F1 Academy Race Director confirmed that during the drivers briefing all drivers al teams were informed that the dotted line at pit entry was the track edge, in addition power point presentation, was shared with all the teams during the briefing and by email stating that fact", the decision document states.
As shown in the excerpt from the power point presentation above, the "junction of the dashed white line to the solid white line at the pit entry road will be considered as entering the pit lane", the 16.3 note states, highlighting the point just before the start of the kerb that separates the pit lane from Turn 18, where the two lines meet.
"Except in cases of force majeure (accepted as such by the Stewards), or unless otherwise defined by the Race Director, if appointed, or Clerk of the Course, any part of a tyre of a car entering the pit lane must not cross, in any direction, any line painted on the track for the purpose of separating cars entering the pit lane from those on the track. For the avoidance of doubt, crossing means that the outside of any tyre should not go beyond the outside, with respect to the pit lane, of the relevant line painted on the track.”
The stewards' decision (Doc No.39), issued at 17:30 local time, therefore concludes:
"Having considered the matter extensively, the Stewards determined that Car 64 did not breach Article 4 (d) Chapter IV Appendix L of the FIA International Sporting Code. Consequently, they decide to take no further action."
As evident from Maya Weug's onboard footage, the Ferrari-liveried MP Motorsport machine never approached the dashed line and always remained on the race track as defined by the Race Director's Events Notes — confirming the controversy to be unfounded.
Weug’s victory brings her to within nine points of Doriane Pin in the championship, having gained eleven points on her title rival over the Singapore weekend. Only the final two races at Las Vegas, scheduled for 21–22 November, remain to decide the 2025 F1 Academy title.
