FIA to overview Hamilton’s motion of crossing the keep track of in Qatar

System One’s governing physique has introduced that they will be examining a penalty presented to 7-time winner Lewis Hamilton for crossing the keep track of soon after climbing out his Mercedes at previous weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix.

Soon after earning speak to with his crew-mate George Russell at Switch one on the very first lap at the Qatar Grand Prix, Hamilton crashed out and was pressured to retire from the race. Replays then confirmed that the 7-time environment winner walked in excess of the reside keep track of to make his way back again to the pits.

The race stewards introduced an investigation into the make a difference and Hamilton was presented a reprimand and was fined £34,seven-hundred with fifty percent of it suspended.

FIA’s assertion from the Qatar Grand Prix examine: “Soon after crashing out of the race in Lap one, the driver of Motor vehicle forty four deserted his motor vehicle in the gravel and ran back again to the pits,

“He thus crossed the keep track of that was reside at this time and attained the within edge of the keep track of just seconds in advance of Motor vehicle sixty three [Russell] arrived at significant velocity soon after exiting the pits. He then ongoing to wander along with the keep track of till last but not least exiting the keep track of.

“For the duration of the listening to the driver of Motor vehicle forty four was extremely apologetic and realised that the scenario could have been extremely risky for him as properly as the motorists approaching.

“The Stewards strengthened the reality that crossing a reside keep track of can induce incredibly risky circumstances and the motorists have to be extremely careful about it.

“In addition to imposing a major good (which is suspended in pieces), the Stewards also reprimand the driver bearing in thoughts that obtaining a specific variety of reprimands in the course of a time will attract a major driving penalty in accordance with Post eighteen.two of the FIA System A person Sporting Polices.”

The FIA has now introduced that they will be examining Hamilton’s keep track of-crossing incident at previous weekend’s F1 Qatar Grand Prix soon after admitting their “concern”.

An FIA spokesperson explained: “The FIA is revisiting the incident in which Lewis Hamilton crossed a reside keep track of in the course of the Qatar Grand Prix.

“The FIA notes that Lewis was apologetic in the course of the subsequent Stewards listening to in to the incident and acknowledged that the crossing was a severe security breach. Even so, in watch of his job product position, the FIA is worried about the effect his steps may possibly have made on more youthful motorists.”

It is considered that the governing physique will not impose a stricter penalty, but it wishes to look into the make a difference for a next time in get to established a precedent for the potential.