Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Stroll penalty, Abu Dhabi GP 2023€5,000 fine for driving too slowly
OutcomeThe competitor (Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team) is fined €5,000
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Stroll · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Driving unnecessarily slowly between Turns 15 and 16.
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2023: Fine ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll), the driver of Car 42 (Frederik Vesti), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence. The driver was unable to see the approaching car in his mirrors and the team failed to give him adequate warning - effectively less than one second. The driver did remain on his lin… full reasoning ↗
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