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Infringement - Pérez - Starting Procedure Infringement

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An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix.

OutcomeDriver: Warning - safety-car infringement

Driver
Pérez
What happened
Cars 11 was out of position at Safety Car Line 1 during the formation lap.
Regulation cited
Art. B5.6.4 · formation lap
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Pérez (Sergio Perez), team representative and reviewed video evidence. At the end of the formation lap, Pérez was ahead of Bottas at the SC1 line. The driver of Pérez explained that, due to the relatively short pit lane at this circuit and the proximity of the last car on the grid to the pit entry, he was focused on reaching the pit exit lights as quickly a…
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