The stewards have completed their investigation on the late race contact between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in the United States Grand Prix. The stewards were unable to assign blame to just one driver, so they decided that no further action was required.
It has been a long time since the fans have saw the full performance of Alonso on the track, so it was quite nice to see him in a battle with the Williams driver for sixth position. However, the overtake could have been a bit more on the cleaner side of things.
The order was Carlos Sainz, Valtteri Bottas and Fernando Alonso, as the drivers approached the end of the United States Grand Prix. As the arrived at turn 15 on lap 52, Sainz locked up, running a little wide, but still able to hold the car on the track. Behind him, Alonso had decided to make a move on the inside of Massa. The pair collided in the corner and both drivers ran wide on the exit of the corner.
With a front left puncture, Massa was understandably upset with Alonso for the incident, although Alonso insists that Massa turned into him. The incident was investigated by the stewards after the race for a potential penalty, but it was cleared by the stewards because they believed that no driver was wholly responsible for the collision.
As a result of the accident, Massa was required to pit for a new set of tyres, which dropped him down to the seventh position. On the other hand, Alonso was able to get past Sainz to take a P5 finish.
