The stewards for the GT World Problem Europe season finale at Portimao have issued their official resolution concerning the collision between Max Verstappen and c in Free Follow 1.
Verstappen was handed an official reprimand and one Conduct Warning Level for inflicting a collision at Flip 3, having been present in breach of Article 27.4 of the GT World Problem Europe Sporting Rules and Article 12.2.1.j of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code.
Following an in depth listening to with each drivers and a evaluate of the video proof, stewards Luis Roby, Yves Bacquelaine, Wim Cools and Mario Manso outlined the total reasoning behind the sanction.
"The Stewards reviewed the video proof and heard the drivers of Automobile #3 and Automobile #25," the official resolution doc learn.
"The motive force of Automobile #25 said that he was concentrating on the automobiles forward of him and couldn’t see Automobile #3 on his right-hand aspect. He thought-about the incident an unlucky racing incident.
"The motive force of Automobile #3 defined that he tried to overhaul anticipating Automobile #25 to remain in direction of the skin of the nook, and was shocked when Automobile #25 turned in."
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In the end, the panel decided that Verstappen was wholly at fault for the contact, although a number of mitigating circumstances saved the Dutchman from receiving a grid penalty.
"Having thought-about the matter extensively, the Stewards decided that Automobile #3 triggered an avoidable collision with Automobile #25 at Flip 3 and was wholly accountable for the incident," the stewards defined.
"The Stewards took into consideration as mitigating components that the incident occurred on the primary lap of Free Follow 1 and that the queue of automobiles forward of Automobile #25 affected its line. The Stewards due to this fact determined to impose the above penalty."
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