Stewards have opted to take no further action against Max Verstappen for his race-winning move on Charles Leclerc at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Verstappen, having dropped to eighth on the opening lap, surged through the pack and reeled in long-time leader Leclerc in the closing stages.
Leclerc held on to the lead on lap 68 of 71 as they battled but next time around Verstappen made a move stick on the inside of Turn 3.
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Leclerc hung around the outside and went across the run-off, with stewards opting to investigate Verstappen for allegedly forcing a rival wide.
After a long deliberation on Sunday evening it was determined that no further action was necessary.
"The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of car 33 (Max Verstappen), the driver of car 16 (Charles Leclerc) and team representatives and determined the following. Car 33 sought to overtake car 16 at Turn 3 on lap 69 by out-braking car 16.
"When doing so, car 33 was alongside car 16 on the entry of the corner and was in full control of the car while attempting the overtaking move on the inside of car 16. However, both car 33 and car 16 proceeded to negotiate the corner alongside each other but there was clearly insufficient space for both cars to do so.
"Shortly after the late apex, while exiting the corner, there was contact between the two cars. In the totality of the circumstances, we did not consider that either driver was wholly or predominantly to blame for the incident. We consider that this is a racing incident."
The result of the race thus stands.
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