Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly lost a point sfter the British Grand Prix on Sunday after collecting a post-race penalty that promoted Sergio Perez to 10th place and lifted Force India above McLaren in the standings.
Stewards imposed a five-second penalty and two penalty points after ruling that Gasly had caused a collision with Perez and gained a place as a consequence of his actions.
“With two laps to go, Gasly pushed me off track,” said Perez, whose teammate Esteban Ocon finished seventh.
“I gave him enough space but that was not enough: we still made contact and I lost the place. I believe it was an unfair move,” added the Mexican.
The race stewards reasoned after reviewing the incident: "The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of car 10 (Pierre Gasly), the driver of car 11 (Sergio Perez) and the team representatives. The Stewards felt that Gasly’s manoeuvres were generally reasonable and that he was attempting to make a good racing pass. Perez left his sufficient room throughout."
"However, Gasly touched the sausage kerb at the apex of turn 16 which caused him to collide with Perez. This subsequently forced Perez off the track on driver’s left before turn 17 and severely compromised his ability to race through turns 17 and 18, and Gasly was thus able to pass Perez."
"The Stewards determined that Gasly was wholly or predominantly to blame, and while the collision was light it led directly to the pass. Therefore the Stewards ordered a 5-second penalty."
As a result Force India are now a point clear of McLaren in the constructors' standings after ten rounds. The Woking outfit drop to seventh, while the Pinks are now only two points behind fifth-placed Haas.
The Red Bull-owned team tweeted later:
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