Doc 62 - Infringement - Car 77 - Causing a Collision with Car 23
Infringements/Decisions
🏁 2026 Singapore Grand Prix - Document 62
Session Infringement Decision
- No Penalty is applied to Car 77 (Valtteri Bottas) following a collision with Car 23 (Alexander Albon).
📋 Event Details
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| No / Driver | 77 - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac Formula 1 Team) |
| Session | Sprint |
| Time | 17:51 |
| Fact | Car 77 collided with Car 23 in Turn 16 |
| Infringement | Breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 d) of the International Sporting Code |
| Decision | No Penalty is applied |
🔍 Reasoning
- Incident Summary:
- During the preparation for the re-start at the end of a Safety Car period, Car 23 collided with the rear of Car 5 (Gabriel Bortoleto), and Car 77 subsequently collided with the rear of Car 23.
- Both collisions resulted from a "concertina" effect caused by cars ahead traveling at inconsistent speeds.
- Stewards' Assessment:
- Car 77 could have avoided the collision by leaving more space and recognizing the risk of the concertina effect ahead, especially given the damp conditions.
- If Car 77 had not retired from the Sprint due to the collision, a 5-second time penalty would have been applied (reduced from the usual 10-second penalty due to the inconsistent speeds of the cars ahead).
- Since a 5-second penalty would not convert into a grid penalty and the car already retired, the Stewards determined no penalty should be applied.