Hungarian Grand Prix
Sainz investigation, Hungarian GP 2020no further action for impeding
OutcomeNo further action - impeding
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Allegedly impeding Giovinazzi approaching turn 6 at 15:07.
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 8 rulings in 2020: Warning ×3 · No action ×2 · +1 pt ×1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (SAI) and the driver of Giovinazzi (GIO) and team representatives and have reviewed video evidence. GIO was on a timed lap, when approaching turn 6, where SAI was on the racing line and on an in lap. As a result, GIO had to abort the lap.Blue flags were displayed at marshal posts 14 and 15, however there was no blue light panel displayed. The Stewards… 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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