Stewards reveal verdict on scary Lawson-Gasly crash in Miami

On Lap 6, Gasly was battling the New Zealander in the final sector. At the penultimate corner, the two drivers made contact, sending the Alpine spinning in a heavy crash. Fortunately, the French driver was OK.

The stewards decided that Lawson should receive no penalty for the incident. That is because the Racing Bulls car was responsible for the contact. The stewards' verdict explains: "Car 10 (Pierre Gasly), was attempting an outside pass of Car 30 (Liam Lawson) at the entry to Turn 17. Car 10 was clearly ahead prior to the apex and had established its rights under the Driving Standards Guidelines. A significant collision occurred and Car 10 was pushed into the barriers, with the car flipping and ending up wedged in the TechPro.

"Under the circumstances, the stewards determine that a mechanical failure, not driver error, was the cause of the collision and therefore the driver of Car 30, was not at fault for the collision. We therefore took no further action," it concluded.