The stewards have announced the outcome of the investigation involving George Russell and Charles Leclerc in the Dutch GP, with the Monegasque coming out on top against the Mercedes driver.

Despite the significant contact between the two drivers, which even caused debris to fly off, the stewards decided that no further action was necessary.

''The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 16 (Charles Leclerc), the driver of Car 63 (George Russell), team representatives and reviewed, video, timing, and in-car video. evidence,'' the FIA document reads.

''Car 63 and Car 16 were involved in a collision at Turn 12. Car 63 had been ahead of Car 16 at Turn 11. Car 63 lost the position to Car 16 at the exit of Turn 12. We investigated, with the benefit of the driving standards guidelines, whether either driver should have done something different.''

''We also looked into whether Car 16 remained on the track or left the track at Turn 12. The available evidence was inconclusive as to whether Car 16 left the track. Both team representatives were in agreement that there was no clear evidence that Car 16 had left the track.''

''Both drivers felt that this was a racing incident and that there should be no further consequence to either driver for the incident. We reviewed all the available evidence and arrived at the same conclusion. We accordingly took no further action.''

Full FIA explanation

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