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