Portuguese Grand Prix
Mazepin penalty, Portuguese GP 20215s for blue flags
Outcome5 Second Time Penalty. (1 penalty point imposed, total of 1 point in the 12-month period) - ignored blue flags
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Mazepin
- What happened
- Ignoring blue flags
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Ignoring blue flags - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2021: +5s ×1
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 1)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed multiple angles of video evidence. Mazepin had just departed the pits with Pérez approaching down the main straight. Mazepin turned into the apex of Turn 3 while Pérez was attempting to overtake on the inside at the entrance to the corner. Pérez was forced to abandon the pass and lock up to avoid a collision. While not mitigating the breach of the regulations, the Stewards… 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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