German Grand Prix
Ferrari penalty, German GP 2019€5,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (Scuderia Ferrari) is fined €5,000
Offence · Published
- What happened
- Leclerc was released unsafely from a pit stop.
- 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 of the incident and determined that the car was released into the path of the approaching Grosjean. The cars made minor contact as a result. The Stewards did note that the driver Leclerc drove at an acute angle to avoid a tyre changer in the next pit and had no opportunity to drive in the merge area.
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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