19
Nov
2022
Hamilton escapes penalty for Abu Dhabi FP3 red flag breach
Hamilton was summoned by the stewards following FP3 at the Yas Marina Circuit after he overtook Lando Norris and Kevin Magnussen when a red flag was thrown during the session.
Hamilton was on a flying lap, and passed both drivers on the right-hand side of the track before slowing down, with such an infringement typically resulting in a grid penalty.
But after analysing the data and talking to Hamilton about the incident, the stewards found that he did everything he…