Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Tsunoda penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 20245s for unsafe release
Outcome5 second time penalty - unsafe release
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Tsunoda · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Unsafe release of Tsunoda.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 13 rulings in 2024: Fine ×7 · +5s ×2 · 10s stop+go ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.14
- Penalty points
- +1point
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence and heard from the drivers and team representatives of Tsunoda and Norris and determined that Tsunoda was released unsafely from the garage during the reconnaissance lap into the path of Norris which had to take evasive action to avoid a collision. The driver of Tsunoda admitted that he did not see the Number 1 in his team signal… 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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