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Lindblad investigation, Singapore GP 2026no further action for driving opposite direction
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Lindblad · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The Driver drove in the wrong direction at Turn 5
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.2.1.h
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from Lindblad (Arvid Lindblad), team representative and reviewed video and in-car video evidence. Lindblad spun after the exit of Turn 5 and was facing towards oncoming cars. Lindblad drove in the wrong direction for approximately 100 metres back to Turn 5 and used the run-off area to turn around. The Driver explained that he could not perform a flick turn from the position in which his car was stopped after the spin. Because he was facing the wrong way, he drove back a short distance against oncoming traffic but staying to the edge of the track and away from the racing line. After he was sure the last car had passed, the Driver of Lindblad attempted a flick turn but the car would not rotate. The Driver explained that, knowing that the last car had passed and it would present no danger for him to continue, he drove back to turn 5 where he knew there would be space to turn. Having regard to the difficult position the Driver of Lindblad found himself in, where his car was originally prone and then unable to turn, and given further that there was no oncoming traffic, the Stewards determined that what occurred was not in these circumstances unsafe and therefore… 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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