Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Corrected Decision
Sainz investigation, Abu Dhabi GP 2020 - no further action for driving too slowly
OutcomeNo further action - pit-lane speeding
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
- Driver
- Sainz · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Alleged driving unnecessarily slowly in the pit lane.
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 34 rulings: No action ×20 · Reprimand ×7 · Warning ×5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards viewed video evidence, radio transmissions and telemetry data, heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll) and team representatives. Sainz was advised by its Team, that it was 2.4 seconds in front of Stroll approaching the Pit Entry. There was no instruction by the Team to slow down. On approaching the Start of the Pit Lane Sainz accelerated t…
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