Lewis Hamilton livid with FIA after harsh penalty: “Verstappen minimize the nook earlier than I did”
The penalty was certainly extreme. Lewis Hamilton overtly expressed his disappointment with the FIA after the Mexican Grand Prix, accusing Method 1’s governing physique of double requirements. The ten-second penalty imposed on the Ferrari driver reignited debate about inconsistent stewarding selections. Hamilton met the media after the race, visibly annoyed, and identified that Max Verstappen had gone off the observe just some meters earlier than him with out receiving any punishment.
Hamilton defends himself: “Reducing the nook? I couldn’t have achieved extra”
Ranging from third place on the grid, Lewis Hamilton — boxed in between Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and Max Verstappen — was unable to seize the lead positions at first of the Mexican Grand Prix. “The beginning was enjoyable, however it didn’t finish the way in which I hoped. That’s racing…” defined the seven-time world champion after the race.
Within the opening laps, the Ferrari driver needed to defend towards Max Verstappen’s assaults, and it was throughout this battle with the Pink Bull driver that the incident occurred — one that might in the end damage Lewis Hamilton’s race. First, Max Verstappen minimize throughout the nook, adopted by Lewis Hamilton simply moments later. The stewards, nevertheless, deemed solely the British driver’s maneuver worthy of a penalty, arguing that he didn’t comply with the race director’s directions when rejoining the observe. The consequence was a harsh 10-second penalty that instantly drew criticism from followers and analysts alike.
After the race, the seven-time Method 1 world champion tried to elucidate his perspective: “May I’ve achieved extra to keep away from slicing the nook? No, I imply, it was actually soiled off the racing line. I did my finest to maintain management of the automotive and rejoin the observe safely.”
Lenient with Max Verstappen, harsh with Lewis Hamilton: “Disenchanted with the FIA”
Lewis Hamilton’s criticism didn’t cease there. The Ferrari driver instantly pointed his finger at Method 1’s governing physique: “I’m very upset with the FIA,” mentioned the British driver from Stevenage. “Verstappen didn’t get a penalty, but simply earlier than me he additionally went off the observe. Then I went off as a result of it was soiled, and I received ten seconds.”
Weighed down by the stewards’ extreme sanction, Lewis Hamilton completed the Mexican Grand Prix in eighth place, simply behind George Russell’s Mercedes. The consequence as soon as once more delayed his hopes of returning to the rostrum, leaving Sir Lewis nonetheless ready for his first style of champagne in his new chapter with Ferrari.
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