70TH Anniversary Grand Prix
Offence
Magnussen penalty, 70TH Anniversary GP 2020 - 5s for re-joined the track in an unsafe manner
Outcome5 Second time penalty (2 penalty points imposed, total of 3 points in the 12 month period) - track limits
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 70TH Anniversary Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Magnussen
- What happened
- Left the track and Re-joined the track in an unsafe manner at turn 15
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 3)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence. From track CCTV, broadcast and in-car cameras, as well as data from the loop at Turn 15 that indicated that Magnussen left the track. Latifi was making a pass on the inside of Magnussen at Turn 15. The Stewards determined that at the exit of the corner, Magnussen left the track unnecessarily and then re-joined the track aggressively, striking Latifi’s car.…
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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