Lewis Hamilton could be set for further punishment at this week’s United States GP at the Circuit of the Americas.
Hamilton crashed out of the Qatar GP 10 days ago at the first corner after cutting in front of teammate George Russel.
The seven-time World Champion abandoned his car on the outside of turn one and crossed the track to get back to the pits just before the field came back through – albeit under safety car conditions.
Understandably, Hamilton was penalised for this following an investigation. The British driver was handed his first reprimand of the season and fined 50,000 Euros, of which 25,000 Euros was suspended.
But the FIA – whose relationship with F1 and Mercedes has been battered after a string of incidents since 2021 – has now, once again, chosen to target the Brit for special treatment.
An FIA spokesman said: "The FIA is revisiting the incident in which Lewis Hamilton crossed a live track during the Qatar Grand Prix.
“The FIA notes that Lewis was apologetic during the subsequent stewards hearing into the incident and acknowledged that the crossing was a serious safety breach.
“However, in view of his role model status, the FIA is concerned about the impression his actions may have created on younger drivers."
Social media has been a hive of activity since the news broke with many rightly pointing out that Logan Sargeant also crossed the track at the Japan GP and escaped without punishment while Max Verstappen also escaped penalty when he did the same in Monza 2021.
Fair? We think not…
