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Time 19:15 2020 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 24 - 27 September 2020 The Stewards Title Championship Points Description Championship Points · 2020 · 26 September 2020 · Doc 30

Driver
Nicholas Latifi
Team
Williams Racing
Session
Qualifying

From The Stewards

To The Team Manager,

Williams Racing

Document 30 Date 26 September 2020

Time 17:43 2020 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 24 - 27 September 2020 The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, summoned (document 23) and heard from the driver and team representative, have considered the following matter and determine the following:

No / Driver 6 - Nicholas Latifi Competitor Williams Racing Time 15:06 Session Qualifying Fact Alleged breach of the FIA International Sporting Code Article 12.1.1 (i), failure to follow the instructions contained in the Event Notes (v3) item 22.1 a) in turn 2 at 15:06:07. Offence Alleged breach of Article 12.1.1.(i) of the FIA International Sporting Code. Decision No further action. Reason The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 6 (Nicholas Latifi) and team representative and have reviewed video evidence. The driver left the track at turn 2 and did not manage to re-join the track as defined in the Event Notes (v3) 22.1.  The driver accepted that he had not followed the instructions and further he accepted that in a race there would be a penalty. The Stewards determined that there was no advantage, as the relevant lap time was deleted according to Doc 27. Furthermore, to be consistent with previous decisions, the Stewards considered the precedents set out in Doc. 25 of the 2018 Spanish Gran Prix and Doc. 31 of the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix. The Stewards remind all teams and drivers, that a failure to negotiate turn 2 as defined in the Event Notes during the race will likely lead to a 5 sec time penalty. Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Article 10.1.1 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.

The Stewards Gerd Ennser Andrew Mallalieu

Mika Salo George Andreev

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