Brazilian Grand Prix
Offence
Kubica penalty, Brazilian GP 2019 - 5s for unsafel release from a pit stop
Outcome5 second time penalty 2 penalty points imposed (total of 2 in the 12 month period) - unsafe release
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Kubica
- What happened
- Unsafe release of Kubica from a pit stop.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence from multiple angles including on-board cameras, broadcast, pit stop and pit lane cameras. Verstappen had completed its pit stop and was driving down the pit lane in the fast lane. Kubica was completing its stop. The Stewards determined that the team of Kubica released Kubica before Verstappen reached the guide boards, and the Stewards determined that the ti…
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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