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Haas fined for Gutiérrez wheel incident

– Malaysian Grand Prix stewards have fined Haas 5,000 after Esteban Gutiérrez's wheel suffered an unusual detachment, leading to his retirement.Gutiérrez pitted on lap 40, when the Virtual Safety Car was implemented following Lewis Hamilton's engine failure, but his wheel was not properly attached.However, neither Gutiérrez nor Haas was aware of the issue, as a failure led the wheel to be fitted tightly without being sufficiently attached.Gutiérrez continued without knowledge of the problem before a rim failure eventually led to the wheel detaching as he approached Turn 9."Having spoken with the Technical Delegate, the stewards were satisfied that the retention devices...
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