<p>Lance Stroll retained his maiden pole position after a stewards investigation into an incident in which he allegedly ignored yellow flags during Saturday's qualifying at the Turkish Grand Prix.</p>.<p>The 22-year-old Canadian's success was placed in doubt when he was summoned to see the stewards as they investigated a series of infringements of the rules during the prolonged and chaotic rainswept session.</p>.<p>Stroll was cleared after being investigated for failing to slow sufficiently for waved yellow flags.</p>.<p>He was summoned to see the stewards for allegedly ignoring the flags at Turn Seven where his Racing Point team-mate Sergio Perez had gone off.</p>.<p>The guideline Event Notes for the Grand Prix said that drivers must "reduce speed and be prepared to change direction" if they see waved yellow flags.</p>.<p>The Canadian driver was told "yellow flag" on his team radio and then "that was a single yellow - keep pushing" during his pole-clinching lap in Q3.</p>.<p>In a statement, the stewards said they had heard from Stroll and his team and reviewed video, telemetry and marshalling system evidence.</p>.<p>"By telemetry, car 18 clearly came off the throttle, coasted into the corner, and then accelerated when clear of the incident," the stewards said.</p>.<p>"Sector times do not clearly show this as the track was rapidly drying and each lap was quicker than the preceding lap."</p>.<p>Stroll is the first Canadian since Jacques Villeneuve to claim a Formula One pole position.</p>.<p>In the same series of investigations, McLaren's Carlos Sainz was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Perez as he left the pits.</p>.<p>The Spaniard was told he failed to make way for the Mexican quickly enough.</p>.<p>Lando Norris of McLaren and Nicholas Latifi of Williams were also under investigation for ignoring yellow flags during qualifying.</p>
<p>Lance Stroll retained his maiden pole position after a stewards investigation into an incident in which he allegedly ignored yellow flags during Saturday's qualifying at the Turkish Grand Prix.</p>.<p>The 22-year-old Canadian's success was placed in doubt when he was summoned to see the stewards as they investigated a series of infringements of the rules during the prolonged and chaotic rainswept session.</p>.<p>Stroll was cleared after being investigated for failing to slow sufficiently for waved yellow flags.</p>.<p>He was summoned to see the stewards for allegedly ignoring the flags at Turn Seven where his Racing Point team-mate Sergio Perez had gone off.</p>.<p>The guideline Event Notes for the Grand Prix said that drivers must "reduce speed and be prepared to change direction" if they see waved yellow flags.</p>.<p>The Canadian driver was told "yellow flag" on his team radio and then "that was a single yellow - keep pushing" during his pole-clinching lap in Q3.</p>.<p>In a statement, the stewards said they had heard from Stroll and his team and reviewed video, telemetry and marshalling system evidence.</p>.<p>"By telemetry, car 18 clearly came off the throttle, coasted into the corner, and then accelerated when clear of the incident," the stewards said.</p>.<p>"Sector times do not clearly show this as the track was rapidly drying and each lap was quicker than the preceding lap."</p>.<p>Stroll is the first Canadian since Jacques Villeneuve to claim a Formula One pole position.</p>.<p>In the same series of investigations, McLaren's Carlos Sainz was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Perez as he left the pits.</p>.<p>The Spaniard was told he failed to make way for the Mexican quickly enough.</p>.<p>Lando Norris of McLaren and Nicholas Latifi of Williams were also under investigation for ignoring yellow flags during qualifying.</p>