The Mexican Force India driver qualified in 10th position, but was summoned to see the stewards after qualifying.

According to the stewards, Perez did not slow down enough between Turns 9 and 10 when double waved yellow flags were displayed following Romain Grosjean's crash at the end of Q2.

In a separate document, the stewards said Perez was also investigated for having overtaken a car - the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez - while yellows were out.

"Basically it was a tricky session, I had three yellow flags on my lap," said Perez. "So I was lifting a lot.

"I lost around six tenths with yellow flags. At the end, with Esteban, he was on a very slow lap so I just kept the line. He opened it up for me, but I lost four tenths while I lifted.

"So I think we have all the data to back me up."