Arvid Lindblad escapes penalty after spinning teammate Liam Lawson at Azerbaijan Grand Prix restart.

Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad avoided punishment from FIA stewards despite spinning teammate Liam Lawson during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix safety car restart at Turn 1. The incident left Lawson facing the wrong way with significant floor damage, while Lindblad continued to finish seventh and score six points.

The stewards classified the collision as a "typical first-corner incident following a restart, with no driver predominantly to blame." They cited a chain reaction from another incident ahead involving Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris, plus restricted space available to Lindblad, as factors behind their decision not to take action.

Lawson expressed confusion about the verdict, telling media he was hit so hard it put a hole in his floor while he was simply turning for the corner and giving his teammate space. Sky F1 commentator Ted Kravitz called the decision baffling, saying it would normally be considered a causing collision penalty for any other driver.

Kravitz suggested the stewards may have been lenient because it was a Racing Bulls teammate collision, noting that Lindblad locked up and went into Lawson in what appeared to be an innocent mistake. Lindblad apologized to Lawson in the media pen after the race, stressing there was nothing intentional about the incident.