French Grand Prix
Pérez penalty, French GP 20195s for off track, gained time
Outcome5 second time penalty 1 penalty point imposed (total of 4 in the 12 month period) - track limits
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- Pérez left the track between turn 3 and turn 4 and gained an advantage.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 51 rulings in 2019: Deleted lap ×41 · +5s ×4 · +1 pt ×2
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 4)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence from multiple angles and on-board video. Perez left the track between Turn 3 and Turn 4. Although Perez followed the procedure in the Race Director’s notes, he clearly gained positions when he re-joined the track at Turn 5 and retained this advantage. The Stewards reviewed whether Perez was forced off, and determined that this was not the case. Gaining an ad… 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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