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2026 Italian Grand Prix Penalty 5 sources FIA decision

Tsunoda escapes penalty for Monza restart grid error

Yuki Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda keeps his Italian Grand Prix point after stewards decide no further action for his grid position error that caused an extra formation lap at Monza.

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How the sources differ

RaceFans reports Audi's intent to appeal, while Motorsport.com and Crash.net focus on Tsunoda keeping his point. The Race explains the stewards' reasoning. The official FIA document establishes the decision was based on the Race Director's assessment, not driver error.

Recommended first read: The Race provides the most complete explanation of the stewards' reasoning and the context of Tsunoda's first point, with an image and no paywall.

FIA documents

The stewards decided to take no further action against Car 22 (Yuki Tsunoda) after determining the extra formation lap was caused by the Race Director's assessment, not the driver.

Yuki Tsunoda and his team representative are summoned to the stewards to answer an alleged breach of Article B5.9.4 of the FIA F1 Regulations regarding the start procedure.

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