Stewards at the Mexican Grand Prix have opted to take no further action against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, after he was alleged to have impeded Valtteri Bottas during qualifying.
Verstappen moved to the left of the circuit between Turns 12 and 13 during the opening run, and Bottas, on a hot lap, duly locked up into Turn 13.
Verstappen went on to qualify second while Bottas abandoned his effort and promptly set the fourth-best time on his next attempt.
Stewards investigated the incident but elected to take no further action, meaning Verstappen will line up alongside Sebastian Vettel on the front row of the grid.
"The Stewards examined multiple angles of video evidence and radio calls to Car 33, and heard from Max Verstappen, the driver of Car 33, Valtteri Bottas, the driver of Car 77 and the team representatives," read a statement from the stewards.
"The driver of Car 33 was clearly aware from the team radio and using his mirrors that Car 77 was approaching on a hot lap.
"He moved from the racing line on the exit of Turn 12 to avoid impeding to car 77. The driver of Car 33 did move slowly from the racing line which could have affected Car 77, but the stewards do not consider this as impeding."
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