The Azerbaijan Grand Prix stewards have explained why they chose not to penalise Arvid Lindblad for his collision with his team mate.
Lindblad knocked Liam Lawson into a spin when he hit the other Racing Bulls car following the first Safety Car restart. The stewards decided the collision was caused by the incident unfolding in front of them involving the two Alpine drivers and Lando Norris.“Following the restart, [Lindblad] and [Lawson] approached turn one, with Lindblad in a three-car situation.
“Ahead of them, a collision occurred involving [Colapinto, Gasly and Norris]. That incident, together with Colapinto locking his brakes, triggered a braking reaction among the cars immediately ahead of Lindblad. At the same time, Lindblad was positioned between cars on either side.
“During the corner, Lindblad made contact with Lawson. Having reviewed the positioning and movement of the cars involved, the stewards determined that the contact was primarily the result of the restricted space available to Lindblad and the chain reaction caused by the incident ahead, rather than any action or error for which Lindblad could be considered wholly or predominantly to blame.
“The stewards therefore considered this to be a typical first-corner incident following a restart, with no driver predominantly to blame.”
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