Hamilton to face stewards after FP2 incident: ‘What the f**k is this guy doing?’

Updated: 12:56, 02 Oct

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Lewis Hamilton was involved in another impeding incident during FP2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, this time involving Gabriel Bortoleto. The Brazilian driver was highly critical of the seven-time world champion’s behaviour on track, voicing his frustration over the incident.

The Ferrari driver was stationary in the middle of the track as Bortoleto approached at high speed from behind, forcing the Audi driver to make a sharp move to the left to avoid a collision.

Bortoleto reacted furiously over team radio, making his frustration clear at Hamilton’s behaviour on track and expressing his disbelief at being blocked despite the Ferrari driver appearing to be aware of his approach.

"What the f**k is this guy doing man? He knows I'm coming but just keeps blocking."

The seven-time world champion was summoned to see the stewards at the end of the session to provide his version of events and explain what happened.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	163
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Pos.

Driver

Team

Points

Kimi Antonelli

MER

302

George Russell

MER

236

Lewis Hamilton

FER

199

Lando Norris

MCL

186

Charles Leclerc

FER

179

Max Verstappen

RBR

163

Oscar Piastri

MCL

120

Isack Hadjar

RBR

Liam Lawson

RCB

Pierre Gasly

ALP

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