Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Bottas penalty, Abu Dhabi GP 202410s for collision
Outcome10 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 2 for the 12 month period) - collision
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Bottas
- What happened
- Bottas caused a collision with Pérez in turn 6.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 32 rulings in 2024: +10s ×19 · +5s ×6 · No action ×5
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and in-car video evidence. Bottas attempted to overtake Pérez on the inside into Turn 6, but ran over the inside kerb and hit the rear left wheel of Pérez. The Stewards determine that the driver of Bottas was wholly at fault and caused the collision.
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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