Spanish Grand Prix
Sargeant penalty, Spanish GP 20243-place grid penalty for impeding Stroll
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sargeant
- What happened
- Sargeant unnecessarily impeded Stroll in turn 10.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 16 rulings in 2024: +3 grid ×5 · No action ×5 · Fine ×4
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sargeant (Logan Sargeant), the driver of Stroll (Lance Stroll), team representatives and reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence. Sargeant impeded Stroll into Turn 10. Although the driver of Sargeant reacted appropriately after spotting Stroll in his mirrors, he relied on getting adequate information from the team on the straight between Turns… 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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