Stewards decide to FINE Mercedes after Hamilton's incident in FP2

The stewards have spoken to Lewis Hamilton and Logan Sargeant after their incident during the second free practice session. Hamilton will receive a warning from the stewards, while his team will have to pay a fine.

Hamilton hindered Sargeant during the second free practice session and thus created a dangerous situation. Sargeant was just able to avoid the Brit. Yet, the action has no major consequences for Hamilton. The Mercedes driver receives a warning from the FIA.

The FIA statement makes it clear that Lewis Hamilton was not informed by Mercedes about the upcoming Sargeant. The FIA sees it as a major mistake by the team and will issue a fine of €15,000. Hamilton gets away with a warning.

Source: FIA