Italian Grand Prix
Offence
Mclaren penalty, Italian GP 2019 - €5,000 fine for unsafe car
OutcomeThe competitor (McLaren F1 Team) is fined €5,000
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
- What happened
- Sainz was released from a pit stop in an unsafe condition.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 28.13
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and audio evidence of the pit stop of Sainz and heard from the team representative. The Stewards determined that the car was released in an unsafe condition in breach of Article 28.13 c) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. We note that the driver stopped the car as soon as the problem with the right front wheel became evident.
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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