Carlos Sainz Jnr was given a formal reprimand for impeding a rival in first practice, while Lance Stroll was cleared over a similar incident.
However Stroll is under investigation again following another incident in second practice where he appeared to get in Sainz’s way.
Sainz was reprimanded for impeding Zhou Guanyu during the first hour of running. The stewards acknowledged Ferrari tried to warn their driver about the approaching Alfa Romeo, but a radio fault made it difficult for him to hear them.
“Car 55 [Sainz] was on his first lap of the session, having been delayed starting the session,” the stewards explained. “Car 24 [Zhou] was on a push lap.
“Sainz admitted that because of his issues getting onto the track that he was distracted and still getting adapted to the track. Additionally, there was a problem with his radio volume, which was also noted by the stewards in their review, that prevented him from hearing calls from his team about Zhou’s approach.
“Sainz took…