Dutch Grand Prix - corrected result →
Stewards' decision warning, Dutch GP 2026driving too slowly
OutcomeDriver: Warning
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement- Sainz · Published
- What happened
- Sainz driving unnecessarily slowly during Sprint Qualifying
- Offence
- Driving unnecessarily slowly - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 3 rulings in 2026: No action ×2 · Warning ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.2.1.i
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. Sainz had to let Leclerc by before Turn 13, this impacting his lap time delta. After that, the driver accelerated to make up time before coming into the pits, but still reached Safety Car Line 1 being ap… full reasoning ↗
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