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Albon reprimand, Belgian GP 2023rejoining unsafely

OutcomeReprimand (Driving). This is the driver’s 1st reprimand of the season

← This resolved the original summons

Infringement · Published

Driver
Albon · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
What happened
Leaving the track and rejoining unsafely at the exit of T8 at 17:28.
What this outcome means
Reprimand explained →
Regulation cited
Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Albon (Alexander Albon), the team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video and in-car video evidence. Albon left the circuit at Turn 8 at the end of Q1. He then rejoined the circuit on the racing line. While he was always going to have to rejoin on the line, the Stewards feel that he could have done more to ensure that he rejoi… full reasoning ↗
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