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Russell investigation, United States GP 2026no further action for forced off track
OutcomeNo further action
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Russell appeared to force Leclerc off the Track at Turn 18
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 26 rulings in 2026: No action ×10 · +10s ×9 · +5s ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence. Leclerc attempted to pass Russell into turn 18. Russell moved to the left. Leclerc left the track and rejoined in front of Russell. Both cars were on preparation laps. The Stewards considered that there was nothing dangerous in the manoeuvre and took into account the fact that this was in a Free Practice session.
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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