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Kubica penalty, Azerbaijan GP 2019drive-through for start procedure

OutcomeDrive-through penalty

Offence · Published

Driver
Kubica
What happened
Kubica left the team’s designated garage when not permitted to do so.
What this outcome means
Drive-through penalty explained →
Offence
Start-procedure infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2019: drive-through ×1
Regulation cited
Art. 28.8
Stewards' reasoning
The stewards reviewed video evidence and determined that Kubica, which was required to start the race from the pit lane, drove from the team’s designated garage area earlier than 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the formation lap, in breach of Article 28.8 of the FIA
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