Qatar Grand Prix
Decision
Zhou investigation, Qatar GP 2024 - no further action for safety car
OutcomeNo further action - safety-car infringement
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (Race). The stewards took no further action.
- Driver
- Zhou
- What happened
- Zhou exceeded the time limit between the Safety Car lines.
- Offence
- Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 50 rulings: No action ×19 · Warning ×17 · +5s ×7
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.2.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Zhou (Zhou Guanyu), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, team radio and in- car video evidence. The driver concerned stated that he was slow at the start of the reconnaissance lap because he was on cold hard compound tyres, then when he realised he was not on the right delta, it was too late on those tyres, to…
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