F2 Team Prema Fined Because Juan Pablo Montoya Daughter Wore Dress in Pit Lane
- Paulina Montoya, the daughter of Formula 1 legend Juan Pablo Montoya, triggered a 500-euro fine for the Prema Formula 2 team after wearing a short white dress in...
- During the qualifying session in Madrid, Paulina Montoya was spotted standing near the car of her brother, Prema driver Sebastian Montoya, while wearing a short white dress, as...
- According to Artikel 22.15 of the Formula 2 Sporting Regulations, all team and technical staff members are required to wear long trousers while working in the pit lane...
Paulina Montoya, the daughter of Formula 1 legend Juan Pablo Montoya, triggered a 500-euro fine for the Prema Formula 2 team after wearing a short white dress in the pit lane during a qualifying session. Motorsport outlets including Motorsport-Total.com and Heute.at reported the penalty, which stems directly from a breach of the FIA’s sporting regulations regarding attire in restricted areas.
Pit Lane Attire Breach Triggers Fine
The Regulatory Violation in Madrid
During the qualifying session in Madrid, Paulina Montoya was spotted standing near the car of her brother, Prema driver Sebastian Montoya, while wearing a short white dress, as detailed by Heute.at.
According to Artikel 22.15 of the Formula 2 Sporting Regulations, all team and technical staff members are required to wear long trousers while working in the pit lane during any official session, as reported by de.motorsport.com.
Stewards Dismiss Prema’s Defense
Prema officials attempted to defend the team before the race stewards by arguing that Paulina Montoya was merely a guest and did not function as an operational team member. However, the stewards dismissed this defense.
According to event notes for the Madrid race weekend, point 11.1 specifies that any guests granted access to restricted zones fall under the classification of participants defined in Article 20 of the International Sporting Code. Because Prema bears direct responsibility for anyone it permits into these restricted areas, the governing body imposed the 500-euro fine on the racing outfit.
Birthday Humor and Wardrobe Pivot
The incident occurred on the same day Paulina Montoya celebrated her birthday, according to reporting by Heute.at. She handled the situation with public humor by taking to Instagram the following day to post photographs of herself wearing long white trousers with the caption, Angemessene Garderobe
, as noted by Motorsport-Total.com. For the Sunday Grand Prix event, she opted for a floor-length white dress while avoiding close proximity to any racing cars.
Broader Enforcement Across the Paddock
This regulatory enforcement follows a similar guest-related penalty earlier in the season. According to de.motorsport.com, Campos Racing faced severe consequences in Belgium when driver Noel Leon was disqualified from the feature race after a guest wore an unauthorized headset equipped with a microphone, which pushed the team past its permitted operational headcount.