Qatar Grand Prix
Verstappen penalty, Qatar GP 20241-place grid penalty for driving too slowly
OutcomeDrop of 1 grid position for the next race. 1 penalty point (total of 6 for the 12 month period)
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Verstappen drove unnecessarily slowly on a cool down lap.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 3 rulings in 2024: +1 grid ×1 · No action ×1 · Warning ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 33.4
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 6)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), the driver of Russell (George Russell), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. Verstappen was on a different preparation strategy to that of Russell. Verstappen was well outside of the delta and the driver of Verstappen explained he h… 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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