Canadian Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Canadian GP 20193-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeA drop of 3 grid positions of the Formula One Sporting Regulations. (1 penalty point awarded, 4 points in total for the 12 month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz unnecessarily impeded Albon at turn 2.
- 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 Sainz (Carlos Sainz) and the driver of Albon (Alexander Albon) and the team representatives. ALB was on a fast lap when he closed the gap to SAI, who was driving slowly on the racing line at Turn 2. SAI was on the radio with the Team, talking about tyres. The Team’s warning about ALB approaching was given too late. Because of thi… 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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