Qatar Grand Prix
Decision
Pérez investigation, Qatar GP 2024 - no further action for dangerous driving
OutcomeNo further action
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- The driver of Pérez drove his car across the track into the path of oncoming cars.
- Offence
- Dangerous driving - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 14 rulings: No action ×5 · +5s ×4 · Reprimand ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, telemetry and video evidence. Pérez spun and stopped sideways on the right hand side of the track. The driver then appeared to drive directly across the track at right angles to the oncoming traffic. However the evidence tabled showed that the driver attempted to do a rapid 90 degree clockwise spin but in doing so, experienced clutch fa…
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