F1 Stewards Investigate Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton summoned by stewards over Liam Lawson blocking incident in Baku
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Lewis Hamilton was summoned to the stewards after allegedly impeding Liam Lawson during second practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was moving slowly through the final sector when Lawson, on a fast lap, had to take avoiding action near Turn 19 and called the incident dangerous over team radio. The FIA is investigating a possible rules breach; a penalty, if imposed, could affect Hamilton’s starting position.
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Hamilton was harvesting energy through Baku’s final sector while Lawson was on a fast lap, which contributed to Lawson closing quickly behind him.
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The FIA cited an alleged breach of Article B4.1.1 of its F1 regulations, specifying the incident between cars 44 and 30 at Turn 19 at 16:33; Hamilton, Lawson and representatives of both teams were summoned for 5:30 p.m. local time.
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Lawson’s race engineer, Alexandre Iliopoulos, agreed with his radio complaint, replying, “Yeah, agree.”
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The incident followed other recent complaints about Hamilton blocking rivals: he received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri in qualifying in Hungary, and drivers also voiced frustration over blocking incidents at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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