All-new chassis for Hamilton: no grid penalties for Mercedes drivers

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10:40, 09 Jul 2022

Lewis Hamilton does not appear to have to move backwards on the grid. The Mercedes driver hit the wall hard after a mistake in Q3, but it does not have major consequences. The seven-times world champion will drive the rest of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend with a new chassis. That is what trusted journalist Albert Fabrega and others are saying on his Twitter.

A start from the pit lane thus seems to have been averted. On Friday, Toto Wolff was still considering that option. The gearbox also appears to have survived the impact, meaning a grid penalty of a few places is out of the question. However, it is possible that in the second free practice session problems arise. A penalty could then follow later.

Thanks to Sergio Perez's penalty, Hamilton has moved up to ninth place without setting a serious time in the final part of qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. The Briton's aim will be to move into the top five in Saturday afternoon's sprint race.

George Russell will come into action with a completely new rear wing, according to Erik van Haren of De Telegraaf. His gearbox still has to work, so no grid penalties for this Mercedes driver for the time being either.

Hamilton not penalised

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Mercedes ha cambiado el chasis de Hamilton después del accidente de ayer. No penaliza. Mercedes has chanched Hamilton's surviva celldue damages of.yesterday crash. No penalties. #f1 #AustrianGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

All-new chassis for Hamilton: no grid penalties for Mercedes drivers

Hamilton not penalised

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