Australian Grand Prix
Sainz reprimand, Australian GP 2022impeding
OutcomeReprimand for the driver. This is the driver’s 1st Reprimand of the Season (Driving) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Impeding of Zhou by Sainz at turn 14
- What this outcome means
- Reprimand explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 19 rulings in 2022: Reprimand ×8 · No action ×7 · Fine ×3
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), the driver of Zhou (Zhou Guanyu) and team representatives and examined video evidence. Sainz was on his first lap of the session, having been delayed starting the session. Zhou was on a push lap. SAI admitted that because of his issues getting onto the track that he was distracted and still getting adapted to the track. Additionally, t… full reasoning ↗
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