Mexican Grand Prix
Decision
Russell investigation, Mexican GP 2021 - no further action for pit exit
OutcomeNo further action - pit-lane speeding
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Russell did not leave the pit lane in the correct order in relation to other cars already in the fast lane.
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Russell (George Russell) and team representative. At the restart of the session, Russell left the pit lane ahead of cars which had already formed up in the fast lane. The Stewards accept the team’s explanation that, unless they are first to move to the fast lane, the positioning of their garages which are located at the end of the pit lane makes it impossib…
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