Japanese Grand Prix
Vettel investigation, Japanese GP 2019no further action for false start
OutcomeNo further action
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Vettel
- What happened
- Vettel was alleged to have moved before the start signal was given.
- Offence
- Jump start - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 2 rulings in 2019: drive-through ×1 · No action ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 36.13
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence and the jump-start report based on the information from the FIA approved and supplied transponder fitted to each car. Whilst the video shows some movement that movement was within the acceptable tolerance of the F1 jump start system which formerly defines a jump start per Article 36.13(a) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.
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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