Italian Grand Prix
Infringement
Piastri penalty, Italian GP 2024 - €10,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (McLaren Formula 1 Team) is fined €10,000
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Piastri · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Piastri was released unsafely into the path of Verstappen.
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 34 rulings: Fine ×21 · +10s ×3 · +5s ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.14
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Piastri (Oscar Piastri), the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), team representatives and reviewed video and in-car video evidence. The driver of Piastri stated that whilst leaving the pit garage he checked as best he could, for cars coming down pit lane but noted that visibility from the cockpit is severely limited due to the angle of the car. He stated…
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