Mexico City Grand Prix
Sargeant penalty, Mexico City GP 202310-place grid penalty for yellow flags
OutcomeDrop of 10 grid positions for the next Sprint/Race in which the driver participates. 2 penalty points (total of 6 for the 12 month period) - yellow flags
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sargeant
- What happened
- Failing to comply with a yellow flag in turn 3.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Yellow-flag infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 4 rulings in 2023: No action ×2 · +10 grid ×1 · +5 grid ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2.5.5
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 6)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sargeant (Logan Sargeant), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. The driver of Sargeant stated that he overtook Tsunoda because he appeared to be going slowly and also because he saw the green panel ahead. The Stewards determined however that this was a breach of… full reasoning ↗
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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