Dutch Grand Prix
Vettel penalty, Dutch GP 20225s for blue flags
Outcome5 second time penalty. 1 penalty point (total of 2 for the 12 month period) - ignored blue flags
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Vettel
- 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 3 rulings in 2022: +5s ×3
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed multiple angles of video evidence. Vettel rejoined the track after a pit stop just in front of HAM, who was about to lap Vettel. Blue flags (signals) were shown at multiple occasions before VET allowed the faster car past.
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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