Singapore Grand Prix
Verstappen penalty, Singapore GP 2023€5,000 fine for impeding Tsunoda
OutcomeReprimand (Driving). This is the driver’s 2nd reprimand of the season. The competitor (Oracle Red Bull Racing) is fined €5,000 - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Verstappen unnecessarily impeding Tsunoda between Turns 3 and 4 at 21:57.
- 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, team radio and in-car video evidence. Just prior to Tsunoda passing Verstappen, the driver of Verstappen saw the car behind approaching and moved to the left, however quite late. The team admitted that there was poor communication on its part and that… full reasoning ↗
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