The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix - meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position.

The stewards ruled Max Verstappen ’s contact with Charles Leclerc on the start-finish straight at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix as a racing incident. After the Safety Car, Verstappen and Leclerc touched on the main straight down to Turn 1.

The Barcelona stewards have provided the reasons why Verstappen was not required to give the position back to Russell in the final stages of the Barcelona GP, while Charles Leclerc emerges able to celebrate his podium finish despite being under investigation.

Oscar Piastri wins the Formula One 2025 Spanish Grand Prix to extend title lead, Max Verstappen penalised for late collision with George Russell, Charles Leclerc stuns with podium charge, and Nico Hulkenberg shocks with brilliant fifth-place finish.

At the start, polesitter Piastri easily survived the long run down to Barcelona’s Turn 1, where Verstappen passed Norris, who had made the slowest reaction to the lights going o

Charles Leclerc joined the McLaren team-mates on the podium, benefitting from a Safety Car in which Red Bull raised eyebrows as they put Verstappen on hard tyres. Oscar Piastri ex