No penalty for Lewis Hamilton after holding up Sainz in FP1

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17:18, 02 Sep 2022

During the first free practice session of the Dutch Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton drove into the path of Carlos Sainz, causing a dangerous situation on track. The Mercedes driver was summoned by the stewards, but got away with the incident.

No penalty for Hamilton after holding up Sainz

The stewards have decided that Sainz was 'not significantly' hindered by the Mercedes driver and that the incident was due to the narrow track, which makes it more difficult to leave enough space.

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No further action for Hamilton: "Both drivers ... highlighted that the configuration of the track is propitious for impeding and that Car 55 was not significantly impacted by the action." #F1 #DutchGP

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Hamilton summoned to the stewards at 14:30 for allegedly impeding Sainz Vettel summoned to the stewards at 14:40 for allegedly impeding Norris #F1 #DutchGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	267
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	201
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	171
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	127
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	116
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	51
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	29
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	21
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
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

No penalty for Lewis Hamilton after holding up Sainz in FP1

No penalty for Hamilton after holding up Sainz

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