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Räikkönen reprimand, Mexican GP 2021turn 2

OutcomeReprimand (Driving) (This is the driver’s 1st reprimand of the season)

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Offence · Published

Driver
Räikkönen
What happened
Failed to follow the Race Director’s Instruction.
What this outcome means
Reprimand explained →
Regulation cited
Art. 21.1a
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Räikkönen (Kimi Raikkonen) and team representative. Räikkönen left the track on the left-hand side between turns 1 and 2 and re-joined the track before turn 2 rather than re-joining by driving to the left-hand side of the bollard at turn 3. Whilst noting the driver’s comments in relation to crossing the grass at this point, the Stewards consider this to be… full reasoning ↗
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