Austrian Grand Prix
Haas penalty, Austrian GP 2023€5,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (MoneyGram Haas F1 Team) is fined €5,000 - Suspended until the end of the 2023 Formula One Championship on condition there is no further breach of a) by the Team
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- What happened
- The left rear wheel of Hülkenberg ran over the removed left front wheel as the car was released from the Pitstop.
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 8 rulings in 2023: No action ×4 · Fine ×3 · +5s ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.14
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the team representative and reviewed video and in-car video evidence. The team representative presented a comprehensive report of the investigations carried out by the team concerning the incident. It was clear that this was an unfortunate and unique incident in which the removed front left wheel was held too close to the car and the driver also took a sharper angle of d… full reasoning ↗
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