Overview
- The stewards decided on Saturday to take no further action against Esteban Ocon after reviewing telemetry that showed he lifted earlier, braked more and had a clear speed reduction through the yellow-flag marshalling sector.
- Isack Hadjar was also cleared after the stewards accepted he exceeded the allowed delta time only because he slowed to make room for faster cars and did not drive unnecessarily slowly.
- The yellow flags followed a large spin by Franco Colapinto at Turn 15, which triggered the sector review that put several drivers under scrutiny during Q1.
- Two investigations remain open: an alleged impeding incident involving Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll at Turn 15 and an alleged unsafe pit release involving Oscar Piastri and Arvid Lindblad, both of which could still result in penalties that change grid slots.
- Stewards drew their rulings from onboard footage, lap-to-lap telemetry comparisons and drivers' explanations, a process that directly affects race strategy and left Ocon frustrated at losing what he said was enough time to reach Q2.