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Infringement - Bearman - Ignoring Blue Flags
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Outcome5 second time penalty - ignored blue flags
- Driver
- Bearman · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The driver ignored Blue Flags being displayed for Hadjar’s approach.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2.5.5 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video and in-car video evidence from Bearman. Blue flags were displayed to Bearman (Oliver Bearman) due to the approach of Hadjar (Isack Hadjar) between turns 7 and 1 on the following lap. Bearman passed 11 blue flag light panels before letting Hadjar past. The driver of Bearman was required to allow Hadjar to pass at the earliest oppor…
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