Stewards to judge Verstappen and Hamilton cases separately

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13:42, 13 Nov 2021

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both have to answer to the FIA on Saturday. While the British driver faces disqualification for a DRS violation, the Dutchman seems to be risking a possible grid penalty. Verstappen has to report at 12:30, while Hamilton is due an hour later.

Hamilton drove to first place in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday evening, but after the session the race committee intervened and decided he was under investigation. They decided to call Mercedes to the office because of the rear wing.

At the same time the race officials decided that Verstappen might have made a mistake as well. The Red Bull Racing driver touched the rear wing of Hamilton's car, which is not allowed according to the rules. That's why he has to report back on Saturday.

Situations judged separately

The team management seems to have decided to assess the situations separately. Although they had the possibility to weigh both cases against each other, they seem to choose a different strategy and possibly impose a penalty on both drivers.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Stewards to judge Verstappen and Hamilton cases separately

Situations judged separately

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