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Pierre Gasly was called to the stewards for allegedly impeding Yuki Tsunoda in SQ1 during sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly was investigated for potentially impeding Yuki Tsunoda but escaped punishment from the stewards at Spa-Francorchamps. He will keep his eighth-place starting position for the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race. The incident happened at Blanchimont during the session, but both drivers advanced to SQ2. Tsunoda suggested he actually benefited from Gasly’s presence, receiving a “tow” from the Alpine, which was supported by telemetry data. Ultimately, the stewards concluded that no ‘unnecessary impeding’ occurred, leading to no further action. Despite this, Tsunoda couldn’t make it to the final sprint qualifying session, finishing in P12 with his Red Bull RB21.
