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Sainz penalty, Hungarian GP 20265s for collision with Piastri
Outcome5 second time penalty
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz collided with Piastri.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 15 rulings in 2026: +10s ×8 · No action ×5 · +5s ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards examined video, telemetry, team radio and in-car camera evidence. On Lap 38, at the approach to Turn 3, Sainz was engaged in a battle with Alonso. The driver of Sainz had been informed by the team that blue flags were being shown due to the approach of Piastri. As Piastri attempted to overtake, contact occurred between Sainz & Piastri. The Stewards determined that the driver of Sai… 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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