F1: Stroll given three-place grid penalty in Mexico

Lance Stroll has been given a three-place grid drop at the next race in Mexico after the stewards found him to blame for his collision with his teammate for next year, Fernando Alonso, at Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix.

The pair collided at high speed on the long straight between Turn 11 and Turn 12 after Stroll turned in to Alonso’s path just as the Alpine car started to pass on the long COTA back straight.

The front of Alonso’s car took off like an airplane before landing and glancing off the barrier.

“It was clear to us that the driver of Car 18 [Stroll] made a late move in reacting to the overtaking attempt by the driver of Car 14 [Alonso] by moving to the left,” the stewards statement said. “The stewards determine that the driver of Car 18 was predominantly to blame.”

However, Alonso said he did not blame Stroll, who will be his teammate next year at Aston Martin, for the collision.