Italian Grand Prix
Verstappen penalty, Italian GP 20212 penalty points for collision
Outcome3 Grid Place Drop at the driver’s next event. (2 penalty points imposed, total of 2 points in the 12 month period) - collision
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Collision with Hamilton in turn 2.
- 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: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton) and team representatives, reviewed the video evidence and determined that the driver of Verstappen was predominantly to blame for the collision with Hamilton at Turn 2. Hamilton was exiting the pits. Verstappen was on the main straight. At the 50m board before Turn 1, Hamilton was signific… full reasoning ↗
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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