Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz Jr and Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat have escaped penalty from the stewards following their incident at the Spanish Grand Prix
Kvyat and Sainz were battling over ninth place on the run into turn one, of which on the final lap when they clashed as Kvyat fought to defend the position.
Kvyat made three moves, the final of which caused contact with Sainz, this therefore made Sainz run wide at the first corner before rejoining in front at turn two.
“The first two moves were not defensive and only the third move was defensive,” the stewards said in a statement shortly after the race.
“The stewards agree with the assertions of the drivers and team representatives that this was a racing incident between the two drivers”.
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