Qatar Grand Prix
Infringement
Sainz penalty, Qatar GP 2024 - €5,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (Scuderia Ferrari) is fined €5,000
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Sainz · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz was released into the path of Hamilton.
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 32 rulings: Fine ×21 · +5s ×3 · No action ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.14
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), team representatives and reviewed external video and in-car video evidence. The representative of Sainz admitted that the Number 1 mechanic responsible for releasing Sainz, signalled the car to be released prior to the driver being ready. This resulted in a small delay which in turn resulted in…
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