Austrian Grand Prix
Decision
Leclerc investigation, Austrian GP 2019 - no further action for incident with Verstappen
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
- Driver
- Leclerc · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Alleged incident between Verstappen and Leclerc at Turn 3.
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), the driver of Leclerc (Charles Leclerc) and team representatives and determined the following. Verstappen sought to overtake Leclerc at Turn 3 on lap 69 by out-braking Leclerc. When doing so, Verstappen was alongside Leclerc on the entry of the corner and was in full control of the car while attempting t…
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