Leclerc escapes penalty for his incident with Russell
Having been investigated for his overtaking manoeuvre on Mercedes rival George Russell, Charles Leclerc has escaped any post-race sanctions at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Despite promising pace in the early stages of the Dutch Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc retired from the race later on after being punted into the wall by Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
However, the Monegasque had an incident earlier with Antonelli’s team-mate George Russell. The Ferrari driver got the jump on Russell and attempted to barge his way around the outside of Turn 11 and up the inside of Turn 12.
Although Leclerc completed his manoeuvre, the stewards placed the incident under investigation after the race as it had been suggested that the Ferrari driver left the track when he completed the pass.
Following a lengthy investigation, the stewards ruled that there was no clear evidence that confirmed Leclerc had cut the track, resulting in no further action.
The stewards wrote: "We investigated, with the benefit of the driving standards guidelines, whether either driver should have done something different. We also looked into whether Car 16 remained on the track or left the track at Turn 12.
“The available evidence was inconclusive as to whether Car 16 left the track. Both team representatives were in agreement that there was no clear evidence that Car 16 had left the track.
"Both drivers felt that this was a racing incident and that there should be no further consequence to either driver for the incident. We reviewed all the available evidence and arrived at the same conclusion. We accordingly took no further action."
