The heptacampeon received a penalty for an error in the Zandvoort circuit although it was milder than expected.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) applied a Penalty to Lewis Hamilton for breaking norms during the Netherlands Grand Prix. The British pilot must start Five positions further back in the grid of Grand Prix of Italywhich will be played in the Monza circuit.
The punishment originated from the Failure to comply with a double yellow flag during the laps of recognition prior to the race in Zandvoort. FIA commissioners determined that heptacampeon did not reduce the speed sufficiently in the indicated sector, as established in article 44.1 of the Sports Regulations.
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The official FIA report explained that Telemetric data They demonstrated a speed reduction of only 20 km/h by Hamilton, accompanied by a slight decrease in the use of the accelerator and an early braking of approximately 70 meters. The commissioners considered that these actions did not meet the standards required for a double yellow flag.
Although the regulation provides a penalty of ten positions In cases like this, FIA took into account Hamilton’s intention to reduce speed Like an attenuating. For this reason, the final penalty was limited to five stalls in the grid. This sanction will affect Hamilton’s performance in Monza, where Ferrari will seek to recover after Leclerc’s abandonments and Hamilton himself in Zandvoort.
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