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Stewards find no infringement after Albon slows before pit entry

The stewards found no infringement after Alexander Albon slowed on the approach to pit entry, concluding that his actions were not erratic or unnecessarily dangerous in the circumstances.

GPBeat · Newsroom04 Oct 2026, 15:11 · 1 min

The stewards found no infringement after Alexander Albon slowed on the approach to the pit-entry road ahead of Oscar Piastri. They took no further action, concluding that Albon’s actions did not constitute erratic or unnecessarily dangerous driving in the circumstances.

According to the decision, Albon said he became aware just before entering the pit-entry road that he was below the required delta time, and reduced his speed in an attempt to comply. The stewards said this explained the unusual reduction in speed at that location.

Piastri was following closely and had to brake and take avoiding action, but the decision records that there was no collision or contact. It also says Piastri considered Albon’s explanation understandable.

The FIA had earlier summoned Albon and Piastri over Albon’s alleged erratic driving in the pit-entry road.

Sources 03
  1. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 57 - Decision - Car 23 - Alleged driving erraticallyFIA F1 decision documents
  2. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 49 - Summons - Car 23 - Alleged driving erraticallyFIA F1 decision documents
  3. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 50 - Summons - Car 81 - Alleged driving erratically by Car 23FIA F1 decision documents
Claims and supporting evidence 6
The stewards found that no infringement occurred in the pit-entry incident and took no further action.

The FIA decision explicitly states that no infringement occurred and the stewards took no further action.

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The stewards concluded that Albon’s actions did not constitute erratic or unnecessarily dangerous driving in the circumstances.

This is the stewards’ stated conclusion in their decision.

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The decision records Albon’s explanation that he slowed after noticing he was below the required delta time, in an attempt to comply.

The decision recounts Albon’s explanation for reducing his speed.

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The decision says Piastri was following closely, had to brake and take avoiding action, and that there was no collision or contact.

The stewards’ decision describes Piastri’s reaction and states that no collision or contact occurred.

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The decision records that Piastri considered Albon’s reason understandable after hearing his explanation.

The decision directly records Piastri’s response to Albon’s explanation.

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The FIA summoned Albon and Piastri over Albon’s alleged erratic driving in the pit-entry road.

The notices summon Albon and Piastri; the title of Car 81’s summons identifies the alleged driving as being by Car 23.

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Corrections and updates to this story
05 Oct 2026, 06:26

Stewards find no infringement after Albon slows before pit entry

Correction: Clarified that the alleged erratic driving concerned Albon; Piastri was summoned in relation to the same incident. Removed repeated commentary. This is an AI-assisted editorial correction based on source review.

This article was produced with AI assistance. Source references make its supporting evidence traceable.