Decision Car 63 Incident With Car 77 In Turn2
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix · 2021 · 18 April 2021 · Doc 57
- Driver
- George Russell
- Team
- Williams Racing
- Session
- Race
From The Stewards To The Team Manager,
Williams Racing
Document 57
Date 18 April 2021
Time 19:21 2021 EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND PRIX 15 - 18 April 2021 The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, summoned (documents 50 & 51) and heard from the drivers and team representatives, have considered the following matter and determine the following
No / Driver 63 - George Russell Competitor Williams Racing Time 15:54
Session Race
Fact Car 63 and car 77 collided at Turn 2. Offence Alleged Breach of Article 2 d) Chapter IV Appendix L of the FIA International Sporting Code – Causing a collision. Decision No Further Action. Reason The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 63 (George Russell), the driver of Car 77 (Valtteri Bottas) and the team representatives and reviewed multiple angles of video evidence and telemetry. Car 63 approached car 77 to pass after the front straight a few laps after the restart when DRS had recently been enabled. Car 77 maintained his line throughout the incident along the right hand side of the dry line, leaving at least a full car's width to the right at all times. Car 63 approached with a significant speed advantage. He moved to pass on the right. As the cars approached the kink of turn 1, the gap between them and the right hand side of the track decreased. At no time did either car manoeuvre erratically. The track appeared to be not especially wet through turn 1 but at the point of closest approach to the right hand side of the track, the right hand side tyres of Car 63 hit an especially damp patch and the car snap yawed, bearing in mind that the car had low downforce in the rear with the DRS open. The Stewards conclude that the accident was a racing incident considering the conditions and take no further action. 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.