Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Sargeant penalty, Abu Dhabi GP 2023€5,000 fine for erratic driving
OutcomeReprimand (Driving). This is the driver’s 2nd reprimand of the season. The competitor (Williams Racing) is fined €5,000
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sargeant
- What happened
- Erratic driving between Turns 15 and 16.
- Offence
- Dangerous driving - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 3 rulings in 2023: Fine ×2 · Warning ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sargeant (Logan Sargeant), team representatives of both cars and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence. The driver of Sargeant was preparing for a push lap and the radio communication from his engineer was almost entirely about preparation for that lap. The driver only received warning of the approach of C… full reasoning ↗
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