Bahrain Grand Prix
Vettel penalty, Bahrain GP 202110s for collision
Outcome10 Second Time Penalty. (2 penalty points imposed, total of 5 points in the 12-month period) - collision
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Vettel
- What happened
- Vettel collided with Ocon at Turn 1.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 21 rulings in 2021: +5s ×9 · +10s ×5 · +5 grid ×2
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed multiple angles of video evidence and telemetry and determined that Vettel was wholly to blame for the contact at Turn 1.
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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