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Pérez investigation, Japanese GP 2019no further action for incident with Gasly

OutcomeNo further action

Decision · Published

Driver
Pérez
What happened
Incident between Pérez and Gasly in turn 2.
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards reviewed video evidence, and determined that Pérez & Gasly while transiting turns 1 and 2 side by side, with Pérez attempting an outside pass, made contact near the apex of turn 2, causing Pérez to leave the track. Both drivers contributed to the contact as Pérez, who was slightly in front and on the outside of the track took a narrow line towards the apex of turn 2, while Gasly on… full reasoning ↗
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