Marko furious at Mercedes: 'That is the incredible thing'

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14:14, 13 Nov 2021

The Formula 1 world is waiting for the decision of the race committee. Both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are facing penalties. Hamilton is under investigation for a possible infringement with his rear wing, while the Dutchman touched his rival's car. Helmut Marko finds the whole thing incomprehensible.

The Dutch driver appeared to touch Hamilton's car at the end of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. With Hamilton now under investigation, the Silver Arrows may use it against Red Bull and Verstappen.

Marko reacted in conversation with F1-insider.com and it is fair to say he isn't best pleased. According to the Red Bull Racing advisor, there is no question of this in any way. "The incredible thing is that Mercedes now claims that Max damaged Hamilton's rear wing with his fingers," he stated.

Stewards' investigation into Hamilton

Hamilton had to answer to the stewards on Friday night. According to the stewards the rear wing of the seven time World Champion did not comply with the regulations. This would mean that Hamilton would possibly be disqualified and would have to start from the back of the grid in the sprint race.

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

Marko furious at Mercedes: 'That is the incredible thing'

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