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Hamilton investigation, French GP 2019no further action for incident with Verstappen

OutcomeNo further action

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Decision · Published

Driver
Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
What happened
Incident with Verstappen in turn 5.
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen) and team representatives. The drivers agreed that the situation was not particularly dangerous and did not give Verstappen a lasting disadvantage in this Practice Session. Both drivers agreed that the limited rear visibility and the angle of Hamilton made it diffic… full reasoning ↗
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