Stewards at Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix have opted to take no further action after Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll collided in second practice.
The Red Bull and Racing Point drivers came together through Turn 1 at the Algarve Circuit.
Verstappen was able to recover to the pits while Stroll’s session came to a premature end after he became beached in the gravel.
Stewards summoned both but deemed that neither was wholly responsible.
“Stroll was on a fast lap and was allowed to pass by Verstappen on the lap preceding the incident,” read the report.
“Given the information from his team and usual practice, Verstappen assumed that Stroll would back off for the next lap and moved to overtake along the main straight.
“However, Stroll was instructed by his team to go for a second flying lap.
“Stroll assumed that Verstappen would have backed off to gain a gap between them, also in line with usual practice, and so was not looking for the overtaking Verstappen.
“The drivers agreed in the hearing that the incident was the result of a misunderstanding between them and that with hindsight, both could have contributed to avoid the incident.”
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