Italian Grand Prix
Infringement
Ricciardo penalty, Italian GP 2024 - 10s for unserved penalty
Outcome10 second time penalty
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Ricciardo
- What happened
- A mechanic worked on the car whilst it was serving a time penalty during a pit stop.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Regulation cited
- Art. 54.4
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and in-car video evidence. When Ricciardo stopped in the Pit Box, a mechanic at the front right was noted to have touched the car then withdrew his hand and the car then served the mandatory time penalty. However the regulations prescribes that “touching” the car is deemed to be “working on the car”. Save for the touching of the car, the Stewards consider that the or…
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