FIA statement over Hamilton inquest ‘unnecessary’ and ‘clumsy’

FIA statement over Hamilton inquest ‘unnecessary’ and ‘clumsy’

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The Mercedes driver walked across the circuit at the Qatar Grand Prix, with the FIA to “revisit” the matter.

F1 pundit and sportscar driver Alex Brundle criticized the FIA’s wording in announcing a review of the Lewis Hamilton incident as “unnecessary” and “clumsy”. Hamilton collided with his Mercedes teammate George Russell at the Qatar Grand Prix, resulting in his retirement from the race. Hamilton took full responsibility for the crash, and no further action was taken by the race stewards. However, the FIA later released a statement stating that the incident would be reviewed due to Hamilton’s “role model status”, which Brundle found unnecessary. He argued that the review should focus on whether similar actions should receive greater sanctions, without singling out Hamilton based on his status as a role model.

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Source: RacingNews 365

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