Stewards give verdict on Sainz's close call with Hamilton in Qatar

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21:49, 30 Nov 2024

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Ferrari has been fined by the FIA after Carlos Sainz's pit exit was deemed unsafe. Lewis Hamilton was close to Sainz, and now Ferrari has been penalised for their misjudgement.

Ferrari fined for Hamilton incident:

Hamilton had to swerve and brake to avoid hitting Sainz's Ferrari after the Spaniard was sent out of the garage by his team. The FIA stewards ruled that this was preventable by the Scuderia, and they are therefore guilty of the unsafe release. Lewis Hamilton will be taking Carlos Sainz's seat at Ferrari next season as the Spaniard moves to Williams.

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 give verdict on Sainz's close call with Hamilton in Qatar

Ferrari fined for Hamilton incident:

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