Carlos Sainz Jnr and Sergio Perez have averted penalties over their collision on the penultimate lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Each drivers retired from the race after they tangled on the run from flip two to show three. The collision pitched each vehicles to the left, making heavy contact with a barrier.
The stewards careworn they reviewed “how the incident occurred, not the consequence.” Having spoken to each drivers, the stewards dominated every of them contributed to minor contact between their vehicles, which finally had extra severe penalties.
“Sainz handed Perez after flip one and was fully forward on the apex of flip two,” the stewards famous. “With a compromised exit by Sainz, Perez pulled to the within of Sainz. Sainz reported that he was conscious of Perez to his inside. Perez, being barely behind, was in a greater place to see the relative location of the vehicles. However as the 2 vehicles approached the wall on the proper on the exit of Flip 2, they have been about [one metre] aside.
“From this level and all through the incident, neither driver steered erratically, and certainly each stored their steering very impartial.
“The stewards checked the driving line of the drivers on pervious laps. Sainz was on or near his regular racing line, which types a slight angle away from the proper hand wall. From the exit to the purpose of contact he transfer roughly one automobile width additional away from the wall. Perez moved roughly half a automobile width additional away from the identical wall, being extra parallel to the proper hand wall.
“It was thus obvious that whereas forward, and having the proper to drive his line, Sainz did transfer barely in the direction of a automobile that he had restricted imaginative and prescient of. On the identical time, there was nothing uncommon about Perez’ line, however he might have accomplished extra to keep away from the automobile that he had higher view of.
“In conclusion, the stewards deem this to be a racing incident with neither driver being predominantly at fault, and take no additional motion.”
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