Lewis Hamilton was summoned to the stewards following an incident during FP2 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Ferrari star was deemed to have blocked Alex Albon during a practice lap in Jeddah but ultimately no further action was taken against the Brit.

Whilst weaving his way around the sharp turns of the Saudi track, the Williams driver was forced to take evasive action at Turn 17 to avoid Hamilton, who was accused of impeding him. Albon then took to the radio to label the incident as ‘dangerous’.

After speaking with the stewards, it was ruled that Hamilton would not face any further punishment, with both teams agreeing not to take action. The FIA explained: “The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Car 23 (Alexander Albon), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence and determined that Car 44 unnecessarily impeded Car 23 during Practice 2 at Turn 17.

“During the hearing, the driver of Car 23 felt that he had the car under control at all times, and while he was impeded, he did not consider the situation to be dangerous. He had seen Car 44 in front of him during the corner before.

"However, he did not expect Car 44 to be in the position on track that he was in, and that shocked the driver of Car 23 as he approached Turn 17 and had to take evasive action. While his immediate reaction when the incident occurred was to say that it was dangerous, having looked at it subsequently, he agreed that it was not.”

There was plenty of drama on Friday evening elsewhere, with Gabriel Bortoleto’s car having its chassis changed due to an oil leak. Lance Stroll dramatically also spun out at Turn 1 in early in the session. The Aston Martin star managed to direct his car off the track and away from the barriers.

A red flag then emerged after Yuki Tsunoda got stuck in the wall after crashing into it at the final corner. He quickly confirmed on the radio that he was ‘okay’ before making his way out of the car.

The Japanese driver had previously enjoyed a strong session and appeared to be more at home than ever in his new Red Bull car, but a lapse in judgement saw the second practice session halted, with action resuming with just over a minute left on the clock. There were plenty of other near-misses throughout FP2 as well, with Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli both reporting on the radio that they had made touches with the wall.