Qatar Grand Prix
Pérez investigation, Qatar GP 2024no further action for dangerous driving
OutcomeNo further action
Decision · Published
- 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 4 rulings in 2024: No action ×2 · drive-through ×1 · Reprimand ×1
- 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… full reasoning ↗
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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