Lance Stroll has been given a one-place grid penalty following his collision with Charles Leclerc during Friday’s first practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.
“The stewards determined that Car 18 (Stroll) cut across the path of Car 16 (Leclerc) at Turn 6, causing Car 16 to collide into Car 18,” read the decision document.
“Car 16 suffered damage as a result.
“The driver of Car 18 stated that although the team warned him of the arrival of Car 16, he did not hear the radio message and that led to the incident.
Car 16 was not in a position to avoid the collision that took place.
The Monaco Grand Prix’s first practice session saw Lance Stroll collide with Charles Leclerc, earning him a one-place grid penalty.
Early in FP1, Stroll and Leclerc got into an unusual altercation when the Aston Martin driver moved over for another car and then returned to the racing line under braking for the hairpin.
FP1: Following an early collision with Stroll, Leclerc leads Verstappen and Norris in the first Monaco Grand Prix practice.
A red flag was raised when Leclerc collided with Stroll’s vehicle and damaged his front wing. The Canadian was forced to change gearboxes and miss the remainder of the session because of a broken rear suspension.
Stroll was given a one-place grid drop for Sunday’s race in the Principality after the stewards reviewed the incident and concluded that he was “wholly to blame.”.
“The stewards concluded that Car 18 (Stroll) crossed Car 16’s (Leclerc) path at Turn 6, resulting in Car 16 colliding with Car 18,” the decision document stated. This resulted in damage to Car 16.
The driver of Car 18 claimed that the incident occurred because he did not hear the radio message alerting him to Car 16’s arrival, despite the team’s warning.
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We believed that the collision was entirely the fault of Car 18. Car 16 was unable to prevent the collision from happening.
Given the situation, we docked Stroll one penalty point (on his license) and one grid position for the race. “”.
When asked about the incident during the Team Principal’s Press Conference, Andy Cowell, the manager of Aston Martin, acknowledged that the team’s communication with Stroll needed to be more explicit as he described the damage caused by the collision.
“The bottom line is that we need to learn from the fact that our radio call was not clear enough,” Cowell stated. “We set up two gearboxes yesterday in preparation for that kind of situation, so changing the gearbox was the best course of action due to the broken rear wishbone and floor damage.
One drawback is that Lance does not receive his FP1 back. He has thus missed those laps. In terms of configuration and education, Fernando’s running lessons are transferred to both cars moving forward. “,”.
