Monaco Grand Prix
Verstappen penalty, Monaco GP 20195s for unsafe release
Outcome5 second time penalty (2 penalty points awarded, 7 points in total for the 12 month period)
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Verstappen was released unsafely from a pit stop.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 9 rulings in 2019: Fine ×4 · No action ×4 · +5s ×1
- Penalty points
- +2points
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence of the incident. Verstappen was released when Kubica was well within the guideboards entering the fast lane. The Stewards did note that the pit location of Kubica is within Verstappen's guideboard and that the release was extremely close. However, Verstappen struck Kubica while continuing the move towards the fast lane and subsequently pulled ahead gaining a… 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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