Dutch Grand Prix stewards have cancelled two penalty points handed to Williams driver Carlos Sainz after the Formula One team successfully sought to have the original decision overturned.

The officials said in a statement on Saturday that they had re-examined their decision after a "significant and relevant new element" emerged, which was unavailable to Williams at the time.

A second hearing carried out virtually on Friday then rescinded the original penalty handed to the Spaniard at Zandvoort on August 31 for causing a collision with Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson.

The stewards had blamed Sainz, who was trying to overtake around the outside at the first corner after a safety car restart, and handed him a 10-second penalty plus two penalty points on his licence.

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