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Sainz investigation, Abu Dhabi GP 2020no further action for driving too slowly

OutcomeNo further action - pit-lane speeding

← This resolved the original summons

Decision · Published

Driver
Sainz · 2/12 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 5 rulings in 2020: No action ×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… full reasoning ↗
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