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Zhou penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 2022drive-through for unserved penalty

OutcomeDrive-through penalty

Offence · Published

Driver
Zhou
What happened
Failure to serve a penalty during a pit stop.
What this outcome means
Drive-through penalty explained →
Regulation cited
Art. 54.4, Art. 54.3
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that Zhou came into the pit lane and stopped. But thereafter, it was jacked up by the team. Article 54.4(c) requires that “whilst a car is stationary in the pit lane as a result of a penalty in accordance with Articles 54.3(a)…it may not be worked on until the car has been stationary for the duration of the penalty”. Although the team did… full reasoning ↗
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