OFFICIAL: Here's what stewards decided regarding Sainz post-FP2's investigation

19:22, 04 Jul

byTobia Elia

The stewards have issued their verdict on the incident involving Carlos Sainz during the second free practice session at Silverstone.

After being investigated for alleged dangerous driving when rejoining the track in an unsafe manner during FP2 at Silverstone—just as Lewis Hamilton was approaching—the stewards have decided to let the Williams driver off with a warning.

''The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 55 (Carlos Sainz), the team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence.'' read the document

''Car 55 spun out at the exit of Turn 7 and was stopped, perpendicular to the track, between turns 7 and 8. The driver of Car 55 drove straight across the track, went off the track on the other side and thereafter rejoined the track.''

''While he was doing so, Car 27 was approaching on his right. From examining the onboard footage and after hearing the driver, it was apparent that the driver of Car 55 did not look right to see if there was a car coming towards him.''

''The driver informed us that he was not able to look to the right because of the FHR device and the height of the headrest. He also said that he misjudged where exactly he was on the track and expected cars to have space to pass behind him.''

''Car 55 moving forward resulted in Car 27 having to change direction by moving to the left to avoid a collision with Car 55. Because the section of the track was double yellow flagged the danger to Car 27 was mitigated somewhat.''

''However, that did not obviate the need for a driver to ensure that he did not pose a danger to other drivers, including by not moving if he was at all unsure. We did not think that the current situation resulted in a danger to other drivers, particularly given the double yellow flags, however, it did have the potential to be dangerous. We accordingly administered a warning to the driver of Car 55.''