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Decision - Verstappen - Alleged Erratic Driving in Turn 12
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix. The stewards took no further action.
OutcomeNo further action
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- The driver of Verstappen slowed significantly in turn 12
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the drivers of Verstappen (Max Verstappen) and Sainz (Carlos Sainz) and the team representatives and reviewed video, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. On the approach to turn 12, Verstappen had to move off the racing line to avoid Sainz which had slowed unexpectedly on the racing line. The Driver of Verstappen then slowed significantly at turn 12 and gesti…
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