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Sargeant penalty, Singapore GP 2023€5,000 fine for impeding Stroll

OutcomeReprimand (Driving) on the Driver. This is the driver’s 1st reprimand of the season. The competitor Williams Racing is fined €5,000 - impeding

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Infringement · Published

Driver
Sargeant
What happened
Sargeant unnecessarily impeding Stroll in turn 8 at 21:04.
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 Sargeant (Logan Sargeant), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, and team radio evidence. Sargeant clearly impeded Stroll at Turn 8. However in mitigation of penalty for the driver, the Stewards considered the fact that the team made no radio communication to warn him of the approach of Stroll. It is essential, especially in… full reasoning ↗
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