“No forgiveness” for Hamilton if he breached F1’s FIA gala rules

In the wake of the controversy over the safety car restart at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that has left Hamilton disillusioned with the sport, he and his team boss Toto Wolff elected to miss the FIA end-of-season gathering in Paris on Thursday night.

Hamilton’s absence, as runner-up in the drivers’ championship, appears to be a breach of F1’s Sporting Regulations.

Article 6.6 of the rules states: “The drivers finishing first, second and third in the Championship must be present…