Nico Hulkenberg has been cleared off any penalties for allegedly going off track unnecessarily during Q3 at the Italian Grand Pri🧜x, but the Renault driver is under a fresh investigation for allegedly driving too slowly during qualifying.

The German driver was initially under threat of a penalty from the FIA Stewards after missing the first corner chicane and going off track at the start of the Q3 farce which saw driv🧔ers driving slowly in the hun🉐t of a tow from a rival for the final timed lap runs.

But Hulkenberg has been spared following the FIA investigation which found the Renault driver was focussing on the cars behind him which meant he missed the corner, while he was also in thir🌳d gear rather than second gear for the first corner like his previous out ꦚlap.

“The Stewards note that the regulation refers to “deliberately” leaving the track and in this case we are unable to determine that the driver deliberately left t✱he track,” the FIA statement confirmed.

But Hulkenberg could still face a penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly during his out lap which triggered the backing up of the drivers in Q3 and resulted in the majority missing out on their final run before the chequered fl♊ag was shown at the start/finish line.

Racing Po💦int’s Lance Stroll and McLaren’s Carlos Sainz have been requested to attend the hearing over Hulkenberg’s case as both drivers were the next on the circuit directly behind Hulkenberg at the time o𝕴f the incident.

Hulkenberg💃 qualified in sixth place for the Italian Grand Prix.