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Sainz penalty, British GP 2026penalty lap for illegal overtake
Outcome1 Penalty Lap - safety-car infringement
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz overtook the Safety Car after the "LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE" message had been displayed, despite not being entitled to do so under Article B5.13.4c of the FIA F1 Regulations.
- Offence
- Illegal overtake - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2026: penalty lap ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. B5.13.4c · safety car
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