Summons for Hülkenberg over alleged leaving track and gaining advantage

Doc 38 - Summons - Car 27 - Alleged leaving the track and gaining an advantage

2026 British Grand Prix

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Summary

Nico Hülkenberg and his team are summoned to the stewards at 13:00 for an alleged breach of Article B1.8.6 of the F1 Regulations for leaving the track at Turn 9 and gaining a lasting advantage.

Explanation

This document is a summons for Car 27 (Nico Hülkenberg) and his team to appear before the stewards at 13:00 on 4 July 2026. The alleged breach is of Article B1.8.6 of the FIA F1 Regulations, concerning leaving the track at Turn 9 at 12:04 without a justifiable reason and allegedly gaining a lasting advantage. The stewards listed are Gerd Ennser, Tanja Geilhausen, Mathieu Remmerie, Pedro Lamy, and Richard Norbury.

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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B1.8.6
B1.8.6 Drivers must make every reasonable e‘ort to use the track at all times and may not leave the track without a justifiable reason. Drivers will be judged to have left the track if no part of the F1 Car remains in contact with it and, for the avoidance of doubt, any white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track but the kerbs are not. Should an F1 Car leave the track the driver may re-join, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so and without gaining any lasting advantage. At the absolute discretion of the Race Director a driver may be given the opportunity to give back the whole of any advantage they gained by leaving the track. 2026 Form ula 1: Sporting Regulations 27 February 2026 B 0 SECTION B: SPORTING REGULATIONS B1.8.7 Any driver whose car has significant and obvious damage to a structural component which results
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