“I would be surprised [if the stewards took action]. It’s a normal mistake, it happens. I’m sure they want to understand what happened.”

However, the stewards disagreed with Bottas and believed the incident had been potentially very dangerous.

“When BOT pulled away from his designated pit stop position, he lost control of the car when he turned into the fast lane,” read a stewards’ statement.

“He oversteered, spun, and came to a stop across the fast lane near the McLaren pits.

“During the hearing BOT stated that in the past they have been losing time in the pit departure. So they tried something new, which was to leave in second gear.