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Hamilton investigation, Saudi Arabian GP 2021no further action for yellow flags

OutcomeNo further action - yellow flags

Decision · Published

Driver
Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
What happened
Alleged failure to respect double yellow flags/lights.
Offence
Yellow-flag infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 15 rulings in 2021: No action ×9 · +5 grid ×2 · 10s stop+go ×2
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), the team representative and have reviewed video and the marshalling system. The Race Director reported to the Stewards that the double yellow flag warning on the FIA Marshalling System was activated at Light Panel Number 6 accidentally, for less than 1 second. As the on-board video of Hamilton (to be released by the Commercial Rig… full reasoning ↗
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