Charles Leclerc has prevented a penalty for crashing into Lando Norris within the pit lane throughout second follow on the Singapore Grand Prix.
There have been chaotic scenes in second follow when Ferrari launched Leclerc into the trail of Norris, leading to a weird pit lane collision.
Norris was pushed into the pit wall and broke the entrance wing on his McLaren.
The F1 title hopeful needed to be wheeled again into the storage for repairs, whereas Leclerc continued with no additional drama.
The incident was positioned underneath investigation by the FIA stewards, who’ve now delivered their verdict.
Ferrari had been deemed to be at fault for the collision with the Scuderia handed a €10,000 superb for an unsafe launch.
The stewards’ verdict in full
“The Stewards heard from the driving force of Automobile 16 (LEC), staff representatives and reviewed video and in-car video proof,” the stewards stated.
“After a pink flag interval, a number of vehicles exited their garages. Automobile 16 (LEC) was initially instructed by a staff member to go away his pit field. At that second nonetheless, it was ignored that automobile 4 (NOR) was already passing within the quick lane, approaching the Ferrari pit field and instantly into the trail of LEC.
“The staff member, who was accountable for the secure conduct of releasing automobile 16, misjudged the scenario and gave unclear directions to LEC, who couldn’t see NOR’s automobile. In consequence, each vehicles collided within the quick lane.
“Having famous precedents for this kind of breach, the Stewards are of the view that this breach warrants a extra extreme penalty than beforehand utilized therefore the penalty above is imposed.”
