FIA hands out Verstappen-Hamilton incident verdict at the Japan GP
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
The stewards decided to take no further action when looking at the incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in FP1.
The incident involving the two F1 world champions was not shown on TV, it was only reported that it took place in Turn 15.
The verdict
The stewards wrote: "Having reviewed video and team radio, the Stewards find that the Driver of Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton), who had been given no warning from the team of the approach of Car 3 (Max Verstappen), was travelling in the middle of the track between Turn 14and Turn 15.
"As Car 3 closed on Car 44, Car 44 made an initial movement suggesting a move to the left, but ultimately remained to the right-hand side of the track. Car 3 approached with a significant speed differential but was able to pass Car 44 without being required to brake, lift, or deviate from its intended racing line.
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"In this case, the Stewards are satisfied that, although Car 3 was momentarily influenced by the positioning of Car 44, it was not forced to take evasive action. The Stewards also took into account that, through his team representative, the Driver of Car 3 said that the situation was not considered dangerous from his perspective."
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