Turkish Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Turkish GP 20201 penalty point for impeding
OutcomeDrop of three grid positions. (1 penalty point imposed, total of 1 point in the 12-month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz impeded Pérez.
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 8 rulings in 2020: Warning ×3 · No action ×2 · +1 pt ×1
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 1)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Pérez (Sergio Perez), the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz) and both team representatives and have reviewed multiple angles of video evidence and radio calls to Sainz. Sainz was exiting the pits as Pérez passed through turn 1. Pérez caught up to Sainz in turn 2/3 and was unnecessarily impeded by Sainz at that point and through several subsequent turns. While e… full reasoning ↗
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