FIA stewards take no further action after eight Singapore sprint time-limit exceedances
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The stewards said all eight drivers had slowed to let others pass and had not driven unnecessarily slowly.
On 9 October 2026, FIA stewards took no further action over eight drivers who exceeded the 1:52.0 limit between the Safety Car lines during Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. The decision named Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz in SQ1, and Franco Colapinto, Nico Hulkenberg, Gabriel Bortoleto, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in SQ2.
The stewards said that, in every case, the drivers slowed significantly to let others pass while giving them a clear track. They concluded that none had driven unnecessarily slowly.
Earlier that day, a Race Director’s note instructed drivers to stay below 1:52.0 between the Safety Car lines to prevent unnecessary slow running.
Sources 03
- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 31 - Decision - Sprint Qualifying SC2-SC1 TimesFIA F1 decision documents
- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 17 - Race Director Notes - SC2 - SC1 TimesFIA F1 decision documents
- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 33 - Provisional Sprint Starting GridFIA F1 decision documents
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