Singapore Grand Prix
Verstappen reprimand, Singapore GP 2023impeding
OutcomeReprimand (Driving). This is the driver’s 1st reprimand of the season - pit-lane speeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Verstappen unnecessarily impeding cars exiting the Pit Lane at 21:14.
- What this outcome means
- Reprimand explained →
- 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 Verstappen (Max Verstappen), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing and team radio. The driver stated that he waited (approximately 14 seconds) to leave the Pit Exit in order to create a gap to the cars in front. The team representative explained that his gap was negated by Turn 5 due to other cars slowing on the… 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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