Austrian Grand Prix
Russell penalty, Austrian GP 20193-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeA drop of 3 grid positions of the Formula One Sporting Regulations. (1 penalty point awarded, 1 points in total for the 12 month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Russell unnecessarily impeded Kvyat at turn 9.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 11 rulings in 2019: +3 grid ×9 · No action ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 31.4
- Penalty points
- +1point
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from the driver of Kvyat (Daniil Kvyat) and the driver of Russell (George Russell) and the team representatives and determined that Russell unnecessarily impeded Kvyat after the apex of Turn 9. The Stewards noted that Russell was not given the requisite warning by the team in a timely fashion about Kvyat approaching on a fast lap. Furthermore, the… full reasoning ↗
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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