Portuguese Grand Prix
Kvyat investigation, Portuguese GP 2020no further action for blue flags
OutcomeNo Further Action - ignored blue flags
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Kvyat
- What happened
- Alleged ignoring blue flags.
- Offence
- Ignoring blue flags - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 4 rulings in 2020: +5s ×3 · No action ×1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and positioning data evidence. While Kvyat did pass blue flags in multiple sectors the Stewards noted that Bottas had just exited the pits on hard tyres and had been passed by several cars including Kvyat. The Stewards reviewed the on-boards from following cars and noted that it was several sectors before Bottas had full grip, at which point Kvyat did let him by. The… full reasoning ↗
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