FIA takes no further action over alleged Russell-Car 16 incident in US GP practice
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The stewards took no further action over an alleged Turn 18 forcing-off incident involving George Russell (car 63) and car 16 in FP2 at the 2026 United States Grand Prix.
FIA stewards took no further action over an alleged Turn 18 forcing-off incident involving George Russell (car 63) and car 16 during FP2 at the 2026 United States Grand Prix.
The decision says car 16 attempted to pass Russell into the corner; Russell moved left, and car 16 left the track and rejoined ahead. Both cars were on preparation laps. After reviewing video, team radio and in-car footage, the stewards said they considered the manoeuvre non-dangerous and took the practice-session context into account.
The decision records an alleged breach, but its formal outcome is no further action; it does not announce a penalty.
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- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 21 - Decision - Car 63 - Alleged forcing another driver off the trackFIA F1 decision documents
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Source context
The FIA document identifies the other car only as car 16 and does not name its driver.
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