Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Offence
Ocon penalty, Abu Dhabi GP 2021 - €10,000 fine for impeding
OutcomeReprimand for the driver (This is the driver’s 2nd Reprimand of the Season, 1st Driving Reprimand) A fine of €10,000 is imposed on the Competitor (Alpine F1 Team) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Ocon · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Impeding of Vettel by Ocon 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 Ocon (Esteban Ocon), the driver of Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) and team representatives, and examined video, team radio and telemetry evidence. In evidence, the driver of Ocon stated that he was given a warning that Vettel was 2.5 seconds behind between Turns 15 and 16. However, due to the track layout he had no visibility of Vettel until Turn 16 and hence ha…
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