Lewis Hamilton was fined, Lance Stroll survived the shoving episode with a warning.
Max Verstappen secured his third career and third consecutive F1 World Championship in Qatar last weekend. The championship was already sealed in the sprint competition.
Health problems caused by the heat became a topic of conversation in the competition itself. For example Esteban Ocon threw up on his helmet during the race.
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After the race, the International Automobile Federation FIA gave a thumbs up to the seven-time champion For Lewis Hamilton 50,000 euros fine and notice. Half of the fine was suspended.
However, now the FIA and F1 have announced that the matter will be investigated again. The FIA believes that Hamilton’s fault is more serious than initially interpreted.
According to Autosport it is especially about creating a precedent for the future.
– The main motivation is not to hand out a bigger penalty to Hamilton, but whether bigger sanctions should be given out in general for similar crossings of the race track.
At the Qatar GP, Hamilton collided with his Mercedes teammate right at the start of George Russell with. Hamilton interrupted.
Hamilton left his car on the gravel and walked to the pit. That’s when Hamilton crossed the track. Hamilton only managed to leave the track a moment before Russell came out of the pit and drove past at high speed.
The F1 rule emphasizes that drivers are only allowed to cross the track after receiving permission from track officials.
The jury added that Hamilton was “extremely sorry and realized that the situation could have been very dangerous”.
– Due to his role modeling, the FIA is concerned about the impression his actions may have created on younger drivers.
Earlier this week it turned out that Aston Martin Lance Stroll got off with a warning. Before that, Stroll had sent his apology to the FIA.
Stroll qualified after the first section of qualifying. Enraged, Stroll threw his car’s steering wheel out of the car and then shoved one of the garage staff members.
– The FIA maintains a zero tolerance against abuse and condemns all actions that may lead to physical harassment.
After his qualification, Stroll gave a TV interview in which he cursed and answered a total of three questions with eight words.
Stroll drives in the F1 series largely because of his father, a billionaire Lawrence Stroll owns a stable. Aston Martin’s second driver is Fernando Alonso. The difference between the duo’s average lap times is greater than between teammates in any other team.
Konkari Alonso is fourth in the F1 series with 183 points, Stroll is tenth with 47 points. In the manufacturers’ points, Red Bull has secured its championship, Mercedes is second, Ferrari third and Aston Martin fourth.
Updated at 17:09. It was clarified that Hamilton’s failure led to yet another investigation.