British Grand Prix
Offence
Vettel penalty, British GP 2019 - 10s for collision with Verstappen
Outcome10 second time penalty (2 penalty points imposed, total of 6 in the 12 month period) - collision
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 British Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Vettel
- What happened
- Causing a collision with Verstappen in turn 16.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 82 rulings: +10s ×27 · No action ×27 · +5s ×19
- Regulation cited
- Art. 38.2
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 6)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed the video evidence which showed Vettel locked wheels under braking and collided with the rear of Verstappen. The Stewards concluded that the driver of Vettel was wholly to blame for the incident [ref Article 38.2 a) of the 2019 Formula 1 Sporting Regulations].
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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