Haas drivers learn fate after investigation into British GP clash

The F1 stewards have opted to take no further action against the Haas drivers after their collision at the British Grand Prix.

During a safety car restart, the pair were running line and stern as they battled for position into Turn 6.

Oliver took a look up the inside of Esteban Ocon's car but contact was made, sending them both into a spin.

The stewards looked into the incident after the race and determined neither was wholly to blame, meaning no penalty was issued.

“In damp conditions, Car 87 attempted to overtake Car 31 on the inside at Turn 6 and collided with Car 31,” the stewards explained. 

“Both drivers informed us at the hearing that the track conditions contributed significantly to the incident given that they were both driving on slicks on a damp track. According to them, they were both fighting for the dry line which was only a car’s width. 

“In doing so, they came together and the resulting collision had both cars spinning out of the track.

“They considered the incident to be a racing incident with no driver wholly or predominantly to blame. While Car 87 appeared to have a legitimate claim to the corner at the apex under the Driver Guidelines, the Stewards took into account the prevailing track conditions, the available grip, and the respective positions and dynamics of both cars at the time. 

“These factors indicated that the collision was the result of a convergence of movement from both drivers under challenging circumstances, rather than any one driver being predominantly at fault. The situation did not reasonably allow Car 31 to take a significantly wider line to avoid the contact. 

“We were therefore unable to establish that one driver was wholly or predominantly to blame and agreed with the assessment of the drivers that this was an (unfortunate) racing incident. We accordingly took no further action.”

Bearman and Ocon finished 11th and 13th respectively.