Ricciardo escapes grid penalty

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19:27, 25 Sep 2021

Daniel Ricciardo and Lance Stroll were called to the stewards' office after the Russian qualifying session to explain an incident in Q1. Stroll was on a fast lap, but Ricciardo did not make enough room for the Aston Martin driver. Stroll lost a lot of time in his fast run in Q1 as a result, but the stewards did not hand out a grid penalty for the offence.

Obstructing an opponent is often punishable by a three-place grid penalty, but Ricciardo got off with a reprimand after the stewards studied footage and radio traffic.

According to the stewards, the driver from Perth was not to blame for getting in Stroll's way. This was mainly due to the bad weather conditions, was the judgement of the stewards.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Ricciardo escapes grid penalty

No grid penalty for Ricciardo

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