Australian Grand Prix
Magnussen penalty, Australian GP 2019€5,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (Rich Energy Haas F1 Team) is fined €5,000 - unsafe release
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Magnussen
- What happened
- Unsafe release of Magnussen from the garage at 17:15.
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 9 rulings in 2019: Fine ×4 · No action ×4 · +5s ×1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the drivers of Magnussen (Kevin Magnussen) and Pérez (Sergio Perez) and the team representatives. Magnussen was released from the garage in an unsafe manner resulting in Pérez (Sergio Perez) having to take evasive action.
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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