Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Offence
Hamilton penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 2021 - €25,000 fine for impeding
OutcomeReprimand (Driving) (This is the 2nd Reprimand of the season) A fine of €25,000 is imposed on the Team - impeding
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Unnecessarily impeding of Mazepin by Hamilton in Turn 8
- 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 Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), team representative and examined video and team radio evidence. The driver was given a 10 second warning that Mazepin was approaching when he was at Turn 2. Due to a failure in communication by the Team he was not given another warning until Mazepin was alongside him. The Stewards accept that this circuit presents challenges for d…
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