Monaco Grand Prix
Leclerc reprimand, Monaco GP 2019safety car
OutcomeReprimand (Driving) 1st driving reprimand of the current season - safety-car infringement
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Leclerc
- What happened
- Failure to stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU under the virtual safety car.
- What this outcome means
- Reprimand explained →
- Offence
- Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2019: Reprimand ×1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and telemetry evidence and heard from the driver of Leclerc (Charles Leclerc) and team representative. The driver clearly and appropriately braked before turn 1 in reaction to the incident at the corner. The VSC appeared when the driver was between turn 1 and turn 2. The driver did slow significantly, however he remained below the minimum time set by the FIA ECU unti… 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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