Austrian Grand Prix
Offence
Hamilton penalty, Austrian GP 2020 - 5s for incident with Albon
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points imposed, total of 7 in the 12 month period
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton and Albon collided in turn 4.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 7)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence showing that Albon & Hamilton were side by side approaching the apex of turn 4. They negotiated the turn side by side, but Albon had a better exit and was in the process of passing Hamilton. Hamilton was drafting to the outside at the exit of turn 4 and consequently making contact with the rear right wheel of Albon, causing Albon to spin. The Stewards determ…
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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