Hungarian Grand Prix
Bottas penalty, Hungarian GP 20215-place grid penalty for collision
OutcomeDrop of 5 grid positions at the drivers’ next event 2 Penalty Points (4 points in a 12 month period) - collision
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Bottas
- What happened
- Causing an avoidable collision in turn 1.
- What this outcome means
- Grid 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
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video. Immediately after the start, in the braking zone to turn 1, Bottas collided with the rear of Norris. The Stewards took into consideration the track conditions however the driver of Bottas was fully to blame for the collision.
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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