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Bottas investigation, Austrian GP 2021no further action for driving too slowly

OutcomeNo further action

← This resolved the original summons

Decision · Published

Driver
Bottas
What happened
Alleged driving unnecessarily slowly in the entry to turn 9 and 10.
Offence
Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 2 rulings in 2021: No action ×2
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Bottas (Valtteri Bottas) and team representative and reviewed video evidence. At the end of Q2 BOT slowed down at the entry of T9 to create a gap for his final lap. This is contrary to the Race Directors event notes 24.2a. However, given the situation that many drivers ended up queuing at this part of the circuit, the Stewards determine that too many driver… full reasoning ↗
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