AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez was hit with a 10 place grid penalty for the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix after impeding Williams driver Pastor Maldonado during qualifying on Saturday.
The Mexican, who had qualified 10th for Sunday's race, will now start 20th after stewards ruled he had "unnecessarily impeded" the Venezuelan just minutes into the session at the Circuit of the Americas.
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