
FIA race stewards will not investigate George Russell for setting his Austrian Grand Prix pole lap while local yellow flags were displayed after Max Verstappen's late qualifying crash at Turn 9. Stewards reviewed the circumstances and elected not to open formal proceedings, so Russell's pole time stands. The yellow flags were triggered by Verstappen's sudden loss of control in the closing seconds of qualifying, an incident Verstappen said came "out of nowhere." The decision arrives amid a run of high-profile steward activity, showing different outcomes from penalties to no action.
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