Brazilian Grand Prix
Offence
Stewards' decision penalty, Brazilian GP 2021 - €50,000 fine for verstappen
OutcomeThe driver is fined €50,000 - parc fermé breach
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix.
- What happened
- The driver touched and examined the rear wing of Verstappen and Hamilton in Parc Fermé.
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen) and team representative. The stewards also examined a fan video taken from across the track, CCTV video footage taken from pit lane and in car footage from Alonso, Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. In all, these videos gave a clear picture of what occurred in parc fermé following the qualifying session. Verstappen exits the car, t…
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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