Haas driver Romain Grosjean has been handed a three-place grid penalty in Monaco as a punishment for causing a three-car crash during the first lap of the Spanish GP.
Grosjean lost control at Turn 3, spinning into the path of Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly, causing all three drivers to retire from the race.
The stewards' panel, gave Grosjean a three-place grid demotion and awarded two penalty points - taking his running total to five - as they felt he made the wrong decision when trying to recover from the spin.
"The driver explained to the stewards that he felt that his momentum was going to carry him to the center of the track, and therefore made the decision to apply power in an attempt to cross to the right side of the track and get out of the way of the cars behind," the stewards said in a statement.
"However, while crossing he moved into the line of cars #27 and #10.
"The driver stated to the stewards that he made the decision to cross the track, trying to avoid the other cars and that he felt this was his best option.
"The stewards found that while it is speculation as to where the driver's car would have ended up had he chosen other alternatives, it is certain that while crossing the track in front of the following pack of cars, which he chose to do, that a collision occurred.
"Further, in reviewing the video, the stewards found that the car was following the line on the left side of the track and was almost fully off the track, when he made the decision to cross it."
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