Italian Grand Prix
Offence
Albon penalty, Italian GP 2019 - 5s for off track, gained time
Outcome5 Seconds Time Penalty (1 point awarded, 1 point in total for the 12 month period) - track limits
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Albon · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Albon left the track into turn 5 and gained a lasting advantage.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 224 rulings: Deleted lap ×127 · +5s ×62 · No action ×16
- Stewards' reasoning
- The stewards reviewed video evidence and determined that Albon left the track into turn 5 and rejoined gaining a lasting advantage. We note the Race Director advised the team that he would authorise the driver giving back the place however the team declined on the basis that it believed that Albon had been forced off the track. Nevertheless, the Stewards believe that the actions of the driver o…
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