Hungarian Grand Prix
Stroll investigation, Hungarian GP 2023no further action for impeding Bottas
OutcomeNo further action - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Stroll · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Stroll impeded Bottas in turn 13
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 29 rulings in 2023: No action ×12 · +3 grid ×10 · +2 grid ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll), the driver of Bottas (Valtteri Bottas), team representatives and reviewed video, timing, team radio and in- car video evidence and determined that Bottas was on a fast lap while approaching Turn 13 when he encountered a series of cars that were bunched up in front. Of those cars, Stroll was on the racing line and therefore impeded his… full reasoning ↗
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