British Grand Prix
Offence
Hamilton penalty, British GP 2021 - 10s for collision with Verstappen
Outcome10 second time penalty 2 Penalty Points (4 points in a 12 month period) - collision
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 British Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Causing a collision with Verstappen in turn 9.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 74 rulings: No action ×26 · +10s ×25 · +5s ×16
- Penalty points
- +2points
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and telemetry evidence. Verstappen & Hamilton entered turn 9 with Verstappen in the lead and Hamilton slightly behind and on the inside. Hamilton was on a line that did not reach the apex of the corner, with room available to the inside. When Verstappen turned into the corner, Hamilton did not avoid contact and the left front of Hamilton contacted the right rear of V…
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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