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Hamilton warned and Mercedes fined after FP2 incident

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

7 March at 19:18
Last update 7 March at 19:35
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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