Mexican Grand Prix
Verstappen penalty, Mexican GP 20193-place grid penalty for yellow flags
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions 2 penalty points imposed (total of 4 in the 12 month period) - yellow flags
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Failure to slow for single waved yellow flag in turn 17
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Yellow-flag infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2019: +3 grid ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2.4.5.1
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 4)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen) and the team representative and have reviewed video, audio and telemetry evidences which clearly showed that the driver attempted to set a meaningful lap time and failed to reduce his speed in the relevant marshalling sector, contrary to the Appendix H, Article 2.4.5.1 b) as well as, the requirements set out in the item 9.2 of th… full reasoning ↗
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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