Lewis Hamilton will maintain his third place within the Components 1 British Grand Prix after getting off with a reprimand for a yellow-flag infringement.
Hamilton was investigated by the FIA race stewards for allegedly dashing by way of a yellow-flag zone through the Silverstone race, passing the stranded Audi of Nico Hulkenberg.
Video proof confirmed that Hamilton entered the yellow sector in Flip 9 earlier than the yellow flag was displayed and solely acquired a warning on his dashboard on the finish of it, whereas he had additionally been distracted by the wheel-to-wheel battle with Max Verstappen.
The stewards accepted that the seven-time world champion solely had little time to react to the yellows, however as he did not scale back pace they nonetheless handed him a reprimand.
Because of this Hamilton retains third place behind his profitable team-mate Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell, with the pair benefitting from a late retirement from championship chief Kimi Antonelli.
After speaking to the stewards, Hamilton mentioned he was anticipating to lose his podium. “I am in all probability going to get a penalty proper now as effectively, so I will in all probability lose [it]. I went by way of a yellow flag and I did not see it,” Hamilton informed Sky.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, George Russell, Mercedes
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The race ended below the security automotive after a late accident for Crimson Bull driver Max Verstappen at Stowe, which value Hamilton a place as he pitted for tyres whereas Russell stayed out. That gained Russell monitor place, with the security automotive staying out till the end.
The stewards’ resolution in full
“HAM entered the related sector earlier than any yellow flag or yellow mild panel was displayed, with no such indication current earlier than Flip 9.
“The primary mild panel encountered after Flip 9 was displaying inexperienced instantly earlier than Flip 10. The yellow indication on the steering wheel show solely appeared as soon as the motive force was already on the straight in the direction of Flip 10 and near the top of the yellow flag zone. The proof confirmed that there was no yellow mild panel warning throughout the driver’s fast sight view and that the yellow indication on the steering wheel show remained seen for under a really quick interval.
“The Stewards had been subsequently happy that the time out there for the motive force to react to the yellow flag indication was very restricted. The Stewards additionally settle for that, instantly previous to coming into the sector, HAM had been concerned in an overtaking manoeuvre with VER and that the motive force was anticipating a counter assault. Because of this, his consideration remained directed to his mirrors for many of the straight in the direction of Flip 10, reasonably than instantly in the direction of the inexperienced mild panel on the finish of the sector. The Stewards took this into consideration when contemplating whether or not the visibility of the inexperienced mild panel ought to itself have made it clear to the motive force that he was nonetheless inside a yellow flag zone.
“The Stewards nonetheless decide that, after the yellow had been displayed on the steering wheel show and the inexperienced mild panel was illuminated instantly earlier than Flip 10, HAM didn’t make a discernible discount of pace and subsequently didn’t absolutely adjust to the necessities relevant below a single yellow flag.
“In figuring out the penalty, the Stewards took into consideration that HAM had entered the sector earlier than the yellow was proven, that the yellow indication reached the motive force solely when he was already close to the top of the sector, that the time and distance out there to react had been very restricted, and that the motive force’s consideration had, for comprehensible causes, been occupied by the instantly previous battle with one other automotive. In these circumstances, the Stewards thought of {that a} Reprimand was the suitable penalty.”
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