Australian Grand Prix
Leclerc investigation, Australian GP 2022no further action for driving too slowly
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Leclerc
- What happened
- Alleged driving unnecessarily slowly on an in lap during Qualifying.
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 14 rulings in 2022: No action ×8 · Warning ×4 · Reprimand ×2
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Leclerc (Charles Leclerc) and team representative and reviewed timing evidence. LEC started a lap that was intended to be a cool down lap, not an in lap, which would not be subject to the minimum time restriction of the regulation. Part way through the lap, the decision was made to come in. During the lap there was heavy traffic and LEC took effort to ensur… 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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