27/06/2025 18:44
Lewis Hamilton has received a warning at the Austrian Grand Prix
after being investigated by the stewards for an FP2 incident. The
Ferrari driver was alleged to have impeded Kimi Antonelli at Turn 4
of the Red Bull Ring during the second free practice session. With
the seven-time F1 drivers' champion on a slow lap, he was seen
drifting over to the racing line as he approached the corner ,
forcing the Mercedes driver to take avoiding action, taking to the
run-off area on the outside of the circuit to avoid a collision.
Both immediately jumped onto team radio, with the latter
questioning what was going on with his fellow F1 drivers.
Meanwhile, the former admitted he simply had not seen Antonelli
coming. He apologised to the young Italian by holding his hand up
as he passed him through corner exit. The decision by the stewards
is in line with the usual verdict for a driver found at fault for
impeding during a practice session. The full decision justification
provided in the official FIA stewards document is below The driver
of Car 44, although constantly checking his mirrors after being
informed by the team about Car 12 closing in, slowly moved on to
the racing line on the approach to Turn 4 and thereby unnecessarily
impeded Car 12 which had to take evasive action. The driver of Car
44 apologised directly after realising his mistake. The Stewards
determined that, despite the more lenient approach to impeding in
Free Practice, the impeding was unnecessary and that a warning to
the driver is warranted.
