Top speeds of Bottas and Hamilton reveal possible DRS violation

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11:18, 13 Nov 2021

The stewards are still investigating Lewis Hamilton's rear wing. The Mercedes driver is under investigation for a DRS violation, and could face a penalty. During the qualification an interesting fact emerged.

Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton were quite far apart in terms of top speeds on Friday. While the British driver clocked a speed of 327.5 km/h, Bottas registered 322.0. By comparison, the difference between Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen was just 0.5 in favour of the Mexican.

Red Bull Racing were already worried about Mercedes' rear wing on Friday. The Austrian racing team accused the competitor of the same fact as Mercedes did earlier this year in Baku. The race direction decided to call Mercedes to the office and ask for an explanation. The decision is still pending.

Verstappen in trouble as well?

Verstappen was also summoned by the stewards to report for duty on Saturday. The Dutchman touched the rear wing of Hamilton after qualifying and that is not allowed according to the rules.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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