British Grand Prix
Infringement - Sainz - Overtaking the Safety Car
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 British Grand Prix.
Outcome1 Penalty Lap - safety-car infringement
- Driver
- Sainz · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz overtook the Safety Car after the "LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE" message had been displayed, despite not being entitled to do so under Article B5.13.4c of the FIA F1 Regulations.
- Regulation cited
- Art. B5.13.4c
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