Drive through penalty for Colapinto for overtaking under yellow flags

Doc 63 - Infringement - Car 43 - Overtaking under yellow flags

2026 Dutch Grand Prix

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Summary

Car 43 was penalized with a drive through and 2 penalty points for overtaking Car 22 in a double yellow flag sector during the Dutch Grand Prix.

Explanation

The stewards found that Franco Colapinto (Car 43) overtook another car (Car 22) in a double yellow flag sector, which is a breach of Article B1.8.4b of the FIA F1 Regulations. The standard penalty for such an infringement is a 10-second stop/go penalty, but the stewards considered mitigating circumstances due to significant debris on track and imposed a drive-through penalty instead. Additionally, 2 penalty points were added to Colapinto's licence, bringing his total to 3 in a 12-month period.

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