Lewis Hamilton avoids one other penalty for yellow flag offence at F1 Sao Paulo GP

Lewis Hamilton has escaped a penalty for allegedly failing to gradual for double-waved yellow flags throughout dash qualifying on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion was eradicated in SQ2 after his remaining lap was ruined by Charles Leclerc’s spin, which resulted in double-waved yellow flags.

Hamilton was compelled to again off, leaving him eleventh on the grid for Saturday’s dash race.

Nonetheless, Hamilton was shortly put below investigation for doubtlessly failing to decelerate sufficiently.

His remaining lap was deleted after being set below double-waved yellow flags, however it wasn’t quick sufficient to make it into the highest 10 regardless.

He has since been cleared of any wrongdoing, that means he’ll begin the dash race from eleventh.

The stewards defined that there was enough proof to point out that Hamilton didn’t see the sign illuminated.

Whereas Hamilton did elevate, because of the reality he noticed Leclerc’s automotive, he technically didn’t cut back his velocity “sufficiently”.

The stewards agreed {that a} reprimand was honest for Hamilton given the circumstances.

The FIA defined in a press release: “In the direction of the tip of Q2, Automotive 16 (LEC) spun on the exit of Flip 10, triggering double waved yellow flags. Shortly afterwards, Automotive 44 (HAM) approached the identical nook and was simply delivering when the double yellow gentle panels had been activated on the left- hand facet of the monitor.

“Throughout the listening to, HAM defined that he didn’t see the sunshine sign. The onboard footage confirms that the sign was solely illuminated for a fraction of a second earlier than HAM handed it. As the driving force’s focus was clearly on the turn-in-point, he was seeking to the right-hand facet of the monitor, thus the Stewards discover it credible that he didn’t truly understand the sign.

“Nonetheless, HAM acknowledged in the course of the listening to that he noticed Automotive 16 (LEC) stationary together with the monitor and will see a inexperienced gentle sign being displayed past that time. He due to this fact needed to realise that he was at the very least in a yellow sector and as a consequence needed to cut back velocity discernibly.

“Wanting into the telemetry, the Stewards discovered that the driving force reacted by hesitating while making use of the throttle, however didn’t cut back velocity as required.

“In comparable circumstances previously, the Stewards have deemed it applicable to impose a reprimand somewhat than the usual five-place grid penalty specified within the tips. When it comes to consistency, the Stewards contemplate a reprimand to be enough on this case as effectively.”

Ferrari teammate Leclerc will line up from eighth on the grid, confirming Ferrari’s lack of tempo at Interlagos.