Pierre Gasly challenges the FIA officials' ruling to refrain from penalizing Lando Norris following the crash in Singapore.

Norris was subsequently scrutinized by the officials, but the incident was classified as a racing occurrence by the stewards in a statement released during qualifying, about three hours later. Understandably, Gasly has a personal stake in questioning the ruling, as he would have claimed a point had Norris faced penalties, but at the start of this triple-header, Gasly's teammate Franco Colapinto was sanctioned for an incident in Azerbaijan.

Colapinto locked up at the first corner in Baku as the race resumed after a safety car period, colliding with Gasly, who then crashed into Norris. This incident took both Alpines out of the points, and since Colapinto had to retire, the stewards ruled him at fault for ‘causing a collision', transforming what could have been a time penalty into a grid drop for the next race.

Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Nico Hulkenberg, Audi F1 Team

While Alpine chief Flavio Briatore expressed his outrage towards Colapinto following the crash, indicating that the Argentine driver might face internal repercussions, further analysis of the data revealed that Colapinto had only braked approximately 3% harder than his usual approach at that corner.

During the same safety car restart, the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad found themselves in 12th and 14th positions, with Esteban Ocon's Haas sandwiched between them. In an attempt to overtake both, Lindblad became trapped and inadvertently spun his teammate, damaging Lawson's floor. The stewards chose not to penalise Lindblad, stating that the collision was the result of "the limited space available to [Lindblad] and the chain reaction caused by the incident ahead."

However, Lawson was not pleased, commenting, "Obviously I'm not going to protest against my teammate, but… I don't get it, because I was hit so hard that it caused a hole in my floor."

The stewards' document clarifying their no-action decision on Norris stated: "The driver of Car 81 explained that he had not anticipated Car 1 attempting an overtake and, after turning in, noticed Car 1 on the inside and tried to leave space.

"The driver of Car 1 indicated that he saw an opportunity to overtake. He stated that the front axle of his car was ahead of the mirror of Car 81 before the apex and therefore expected to be given space. As he neared the apex, the space was less than he had expected, prompting him to use the inside curb and brake, leading to a collision.

"The Stewards concluded that both drivers contributed to the incident and that neither driver was entirely or predominantly at fault for the collision. Consequently, the Stewards decided to take no further action."

Drivers frequently express frustration over the consistency of stewarding decisions, but in this instance, Gasly acknowledged that he would have benefitted had Norris been penalised for the collision.

"I would have earned a point if Lando had been penalised," he noted.

"You really shouldn't crash into your teammate. I'm not going to delve into that, I don't know.

"It's just another two collisions between teammates. There's no further investigation. I'm sure we'll talk about that with the stewards."