Hamilton to receive penalty after impeding Antonelli in FP2? Here's the OFFICIAL verdict
Lewis Hamilton
Updated: 19:28, 27 Jun 2025
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The stewards at the Red Bull Ring have issued their official verdict regarding a possible penalty for Lewis Hamilton, following an impeding incident involving Kimi Antonelli during FP2.
After hearing from the seven-time world champion and the italian driver, the stewards decided to let him off with a warning — as is usually the case for this type of incident during free practice sessions.
Lewis Hamilton
Full explanation
''The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Car 12 (Kimi Antonelli), team representatives and reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence.
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The driver of Car 44, although constantly checking his mirrors after being informed by the team about Car 12 closing in, slowly moved on to the racing line on the approach to Turn 4 and thereby unnecessarily impeded Car 12 which had to take evasive action. The driver of Car 44 apologized directly after realizing his mistake.
The Stewards determined that, despite the more lenient approach to impeding in Free Practice, the impeding was unnecessary and that a Warning to the driver is warranted''.
It’s confirmed to be a very difficult Friday for the Ferrari driver, plagued by gearbox issues in FP1 and only managing tenth place this afternoon.
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