Afrigather British racing driver Lewis Hamilton could possibly be sanctioned from Components One by the Federation Internationale de l’Car (FIA) the governing physique of motorsport confirmed they’re ‘revisiting’ an incident the place Hamilton crossed the monitor on the Qatar Grand Prix.
The 38-year-old Mercedes driver collided with teammate George Russell at first of the race as he tried to overhaul the Mercedes driver and race chief Max Verstappen.
The seven-time world champion ignored security protocols and crossed the monitor whereas the race was beneath the Security Automobile. Stewards reprimanded him earlier than receiving a giant €50,000 (£43,400) positive for his troubles.
Half of that positive is suspended on the situation that there aren’t any additional security breaches for the remainder of the 12 months however the FIA have expressed their issues over the instance being set.
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An FIA spokesperson mentioned: “The FIA is revisiting the incident during which Lewis Hamilton crossed a dwell monitor throughout the Qatar Grand Prix.
“In the course of the listening to, the driving force of Automobile 44 was very apologetic and realised that the state of affairs may have been very harmful for him in addition to the drivers approaching.
“The Stewards bolstered the truth that crossing a dwell monitor could cause extraordinarily harmful conditions and the drivers need to be very cautious about it.
“Along with imposing a big positive, the Stewards additionally reprimand the driving force making an allowance for that receiving a sure variety of reprimands throughout a season will draw a big driving penalty in accordance with Article 18.2 of the FIA Components One Sporting Rules.”
“The FIA notes that Lewis was apologetic throughout the subsequent Stewards listening to into the incident and acknowledged that the crossing was a severe security breach. Nonetheless, in view of his function mannequin standing, the FIA is worried concerning the impression his actions might have created on youthful drivers.”
The security protocols have been in place for quite a lot of years with F1 bosses looking forward to drivers to remain off the monitor. It comes after a karting driver suffered leg accidents final week, after being struck by a rival.
Hamilton accepted accountability for the crash, admitting after the race: “I’ve watched the replay and it was 100 per cent my fault. It was not our plan to return collectively.”
