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Kvyat investigation, German GP 2019no further action for unsafe release

OutcomeNo Further Action - unsafe release

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Decision · Published

Driver
Kvyat
What happened
Alleged Unsafe release of Kvyat.
Offence
Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 9 rulings in 2019: Fine ×4 · No action ×4 · +5s ×1
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the drivers of Kvyat (Daniil Kvyat) and Grosjean (Romain Grosjean) and the team representatives. It was apparent that Kvyat was released from the garage almost simultaneously with Grosjean and that the mechanic releasing Kvyat would not have seen Grosjean until Kvyat was already moving. While Grosjean had to take avoiding action, both drivers agr… full reasoning ↗
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