BARCELONA, Spain -- The clash between Lando Norris and Lance Stroll which nearly turned the Spanish Grand Prix on its head has been declared a racing incident, despite both drivers hinting that the other was to blame.
Stroll caught Norris at the start of lap 45 and moved to overtake on the inside. The pair went through the first corner close together, with Stroll marginally ahead, but tangled as the Racing Point driver turned towards the apex for Turn 2.
Both cars spun out into the gravel and into the wall. Norris briefly got his McLaren going again, scattering gravel across the track in the process, but retired a little further down the road.