No penalties after Singapore Sprint crash; Albon would have faced five seconds if he continued

The stewards took no further action against Gabriel Bortoleto, Alex Albon or Valtteri Bottas after a chain-reaction crash ended all three drivers’ Singapore Grand Prix Sprint, RacingNews365 reports.

The crash came at the end of lap six as the field prepared to restart after the Safety Car. Albon hit Bortoleto, then Bottas struck Albon; all three cars retired.

The report says the stewards attributed both collisions to inconsistent speeds in the queue. They said Albon could have avoided hitting Bortoleto by leaving more space in the damp conditions. Had Albon not retired, they would have imposed a five-second penalty rather than the usual 10 seconds; no penalty was applied because it would not have been converted into a grid penalty.

Not verified with the FIA.

The outcome was no applied penalty, but the report quotes the stewards as saying Albon could have left more space and would have received a five-second penalty had he not retired.