Portuguese Grand Prix
Offence
Stroll penalty, Portuguese GP 2020 - 5s for collision with Norris
Outcome5 second time penalty (2 penalty point imposed, total of 2 points in the 12-month period) - collision
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Stroll · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Causing a collision with Norris in turn 1.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 174 rulings: +5s ×61 · +10s ×50 · No action ×45
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence. Stroll made a late move around Norris at the end of the main straight. He then drove straight towards the apex of turn 1 while Norris was still partially alongside. Norris moved as far to the apex as he could just avoiding the aggressive sausage curb on the inside, and thus did everything he could to avoid the collision. The Stewards determined that Stroll…
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