Stroll was one of the few drivers who stayed outside on slick tires when it rained at the Sochi Autodrom.
The Canadian hit Gasly in the back while recovering from his own spin.
It was one of two incidents that Stroll was involved in late and collided with Aston Martin team-mate Sebastian Vettel a few laps earlier.
Stroll’s 10-second penalty does not affect his race result and leaves him on 11th place.
The stewards believed that Stroll was “entirely to blame” for the collision with Gasly that occurred at Turn 8.
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“Although the evidence of the driver of Car 18 was noted” [Stroll] that the conditions were extremely slippery, especially since he was driving on old hard tires, followed by a turn and turned into the next bend, considering that there were two other cars in the immediate vicinity, ”stated the stewards.
Three penalty points expire on Stroll’s license the day after the United States Grand Prix the following month.
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Commenting on the incident, Gasly said, “I think he hit the wall, came back, cut my bike, I didn’t see the footage but I just turned and he touched me and basically did I turned the car. ”
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