Fact: Collision with car 18 in turn 1.

Offence: Involved in an incident as defined by Article 38.1 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations

Decision: Drop of 3 grid positions at the drivers’ next event.
(2 penalty points awarded, 7 points total for the 12 month period).

Reason: The Stewards heard from Carlos Sainz, the driver of car 55, Lance Stroll, the driver of car 18 and the team representatives, reviewed the video evidence which showed that car 18 was on the normal racing line, car 55 left the pit lane and made a very optimistic attempt to pass car 18 into the corner. The Stewards decided that the driver of car 55 was predominately to blame for causing the collision in violation of Article 27.4 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.

The Competitor is reminded that, in accordance with Article 12.2.4 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Article 38.3 g) of the FIA Formula One Sporting regulations, the above penalty is not susceptible to appeal.