Carlos Sainz discovers P3 fate after Las Vegas stewards' investigation

Carlos Sainz has retained his P3 starting position on the Las Vegas grid after a stewards' investigation.

Sainz starred to a starting position on the second row of the grid after a difficult qualifying session in treacherous conditions.

However, he had the pain of a visit to the stewards hanging on his shoulders throughout the session following an incident in Q1.

Sainz was alleged to have impeded Lance Stroll during the segment.

However, Aston Martin asserted it did not feel hard done by through Sainz's actions, with the stewards also taking into consideration the poor visibility.

“The team representative of Car 18 stated that the rejoining of Car 55 did not cause any issue to the driver of Car 18 and stated that his driver did not consider the manoeuvre to be unsafe on the part of the driver of Car 55,” read a statement from the stewards.

“In view of the above and the poor visibility due to the adverse weather conditions, plus the presence of yellow flags, we determine to take no further action.”