Qatar Grand Prix
Russell penalty, Qatar GP 20245s for safety car
Outcome5 second time penalty. 1 penalty point (total of 1 penalty point for the 12 month period) - safety-car infringement
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- The driver of Russell failed to maintain a 10 car-length distance behind the Safety Car.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 13 rulings in 2024: No action ×6 · Warning ×4 · +5s ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 55.7
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 1)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing and in-car video evidence. The evidence clearly showed that Russell was more than 125 metres, which is more than 20 car lengths, behind the car in front during the Safety Car period.
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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