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	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

Top speeds of Bottas and Hamilton reveal possible DRS violation

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