The Briton was investigated for leaving the track and gaining an advantage in Turn 13. Reviewing the footage, the stewards decided against penalizing the seven-time F1 world champion.
As a result, Hamilton will retain his sixth-place finish and the three points he scored today. The Ferrari driver was running in fourth for much of the Sprint, but dropped two positions on the final lap to Oscar Piastri and his teammate Charles Leclerc.
In their verdict, the stewards wrote: “Car 44 was in front of Car 81 on the approach to Turn 13 and left the track, drove through the chicane and rejoined, in front of Car 81. However this incident differs from the previous incident in this Session involving Cars 27 and 30 in that Car 81 was not in an overtaking position on Car 44. Accordingly Car 44 was not deemed by the Stewards to be “defending” its position hence was not deemed to gain a lasting advantage, consistent with the Driving Standards Guidelines.”
