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Hülkenberg penalty, Qatar GP 202310s for incorrect starting location

Outcome10 second time penalty

Infringement · Published

Driver
Hülkenberg
What happened
Incorrect starting location.
What this outcome means
10-second penalty explained →
Regulation cited
Art. 48.1
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards reviewed video evidence, showing that at the time of the start signal, Hülkenberg was in the incorrect grid position. In fact Hülkenberg took the starting position that was allocated to Sainz which was not able to start the race, so he started the race from P12 instead of P14. Due to the severity of the infringement compared to precedents in which cars were out of position by only… full reasoning ↗
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