Austrian Grand Prix
Decision
Bottas investigation, Austrian GP 2021 - no further action for driving too slowly
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
- 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 10 rulings: No action ×6 · Reprimand ×2 · +1 grid ×1
- 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…
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