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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Decision

Ricciardo investigation, Abu Dhabi GP 2021 - no further action for impeding Alonso

OutcomeNo further action - impeding

← This resolved the original summons

Published

An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.

Driver
Ricciardo
What happened
Alleged Impeding of Alonso by Ricciardo in Turn 16.
Offence
Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 59 rulings: +3 grid ×19 · No action ×19 · Warning ×10
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Ricciardo (Daniel Ricciardo), the driver of Alonso (Fernando Alonso) and team representatives, and examined video, team radio and telemetry evidence. This incident shared many common elements with the other incidents of alleged impeding from Qualification. Most cars did very slow warm up laps resulting in significantly large differences in speed to cars on…
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