Bahrain Grand Prix
Vettel investigation, Bahrain GP 2019no further action for driving too slowly
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Vettel
- What happened
- Alleged driving unnecessarily slowly on an in lap during Qualifying.
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 5 rulings in 2019: Reprimand ×3 · No action ×2
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed timing evidence and heard from the driver of Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) and the team representative. The driver stated he was on a push lap and, when coming into turn 1, he heavily flat- spotted both front tyres. He aborted the lap however the car was experiencing severe vibrations (as evidenced by the telemetry tabled in evidence). As a result, the driver could not maintai… 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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