Techeetah and Venturi Formula E have been fined

Despite the race win, Techeetah will be fined along with the Venturi team.

During the Formula E Paris ePrix, there were some small incidents that likely went unnoticed. The FIA has fined Venturi and Techeetah for their unsafe release of cars in the pits. The drivers included in the infractions were Andre Lotterer (Techeetah) and Maro Engel (Venturi).

Techeetah was fined €2500 for having a near miss with crew members who were still in the path of the car. Venturi was fined €1000 because the car was released in a careless way which caused a 1 meter cable to fall onto the circuit.

Maro Engel during the Formula E Paris ePrix — (Image: Formula E Media)

While these fines are tiny compared to the overall operating budget of a Formula E team, it proves that the FIA is not joking around. We have seen pit stop issues in Formula 1 this year so its no surprise that things are strict.