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Norris reprimand, Sao Paulo GP 2023ignored race director

OutcomeReprimand - safety-car infringement

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Infringement · Published

Driver
Norris
What happened
The car below exceeded the 1:14.0-time limit between the Safety Car lines. No Car Driver Competitor Time of Day Lap 1 4 Lando Norris McLaren F1 Team 11:10:04 5 (SQ1)
What this outcome means
Reprimand explained →
Regulation cited
Art. 33.4, Art. 12.2.1
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards thoroughly reviewed marshalling/positioning data, timing data and on-board cameras. NOR completed a cool-down lap and maintained their delta for most of the lap while following TSU with a reasonable gap. TSU crossed SC2 Line just after LEC who was exiting the pit. Therefore, TSU had to slow down to create a gap between them and LEC, thus also impacting NOR. During the hearing NOR s… full reasoning ↗
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