Due to the penalty, Viginovic fell from ninth to 23rd in the classification. He also received two penalty points for the incident.

After the crash, Bortoletto said, "We were in T1. The situation at this moment was very tricky.

"I think it's just a braking point for him. He hit the brakes too late and at the end he hit me and the diffuser.

"Then after not knowing exactly what happened, I don't know if this is why we stop two corners later, but we had a problem in the car.

"What can happen in a race, especially in these conditions with wet, dry and slippery tires, is very tricky.

"So I don't blame him. It is a race, and let us strive for it to-morrow."

He added: "It's not a celestial being, it was probably something in the back of my car when I was hit but we're not sure."

The FIA Steward said: "Car No. 2 was behind car No. 5 as we approached direction No. 1. At the brake point, vehicle 2 misjudged the speed and position behind vehicle 5 and then collided with vehicle 5.

"The driver of car 2 explained that his other evasive actions may have led to more serious crashes.

"The steward acknowledged the driver's honest feedback and responsibility for the accident."

When he attempted to rejoin the track, he collided with Gabrielle Minnie (Hitek), who saw him push into a spin in the run-off zone at turn 10.

Marty couldn't rotate because of the grip level and waited to rejoin while his visibility was limited.

A sheriff, who raised his hand in a "stopping gesture," sent an arm to signal Marty to rejoin Cohen when he hit him.

"Marshall's visibility may have been limited and therefore could not be noted for the approaching 22 at race speed. Car 23 collided with car 22.

"Car 22 was reunited and could only take some evasive steps to avoid car 23.

"The steward, who considered this matter extensively, believes that the 23rd car acted on the direction the sheriff had received at the other end of the track.

"The steward considered this an easing situation and decided not to take further action on the car 23."

Mini was pushed from third to eighth with a 10-second penalty for his share in the clash with Marty, who was converted to a five-step grid drop for tomorrow's feature race.

The sprint event was initially classified without points, but the FIA made a U-turn on this decision, judging that the full distance was completed and that the shortened race rules did not apply.

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