Russian Grand Prix
Albon penalty, Russian GP 2019pit-lane start for change of floor
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Albon · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The floor has been changed and is of a different specification.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.2, Art. 34.6
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed floor is of a different specification from the one used during qualifying, the floor was replaced with the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate as per Article 34.2. As the floor is a different specification and was changed whilst the car was in parc ferme, the competitor is required to start the race from the pit lane per Article 34.6 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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