Russian Grand Prix
Offence
Ricciardo reprimand, Russian GP 2021 - impeding
OutcomeReprimand (Driving) (This is the driver's 1st Reprimand of the season) In addition, an Official Warning to the Competitor (McLaren F1 Team) - impeding
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Russian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Ricciardo
- What happened
- Impeding of Stroll by Ricciardo in Turn 2
- What this outcome means
- Reprimand explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 36 rulings: No action ×13 · +3 grid ×8 · Warning ×8
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Ricciardo (Daniel Ricciardo), the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll) and team representatives, and examined video and team radio evidence. The driver of Ricciardo was on a slowdown lap and was warned by the McLaren team of the approach of his team mate (Norris). Rearwards visibility was affected by the wet conditions and the driver of Ricciardo was unaware of…
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