Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris are all underneath investigation by Components 1’s Spanish Grand Prix stewards following two weird separate collisions in remaining follow.
With the final operating earlier than qualifying important for drivers to nail their set-up and tyre preparation forward of the battle for grid positions, drivers have been longing for clear runs.
However there have been two separate incidents when drivers appeared to let their annoyance get the higher of them after seeing good laps ruined.
Within the first incident, which occurred at across the 20-minute level of the session, a slow-moving Hamilton by chance received in the way in which of Stroll, who was on a quick lap, by means of Flip 5.
Hamilton instantly apologised on the radio and tried to get out of the Aston Martin driver’s approach by means of the nook, however the Canadian moved out in the direction of him and the pair made gentle contact on the downhill exit.
Stroll and Hamilton have been each later summoned for an investigation into doubtlessly harmful driving.
Article 33.4 of F1’s Sporting Laws states: “At no time could a automotive be pushed unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a way which may very well be deemed doubtlessly harmful to different drivers or another particular person.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24
Photograph by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Photos
The second incident got here through the remaining runs as Leclerc clearly felt he had been impeded by Norris by means of Flip 5.
Because the duo accelerated out of the nook, with Leclerc’s lap ruined, he was seen swerving left in the direction of the McLaren driver as he tried to get out of the way in which.
Leclerc’s aggressive transfer was sufficient for him to clip Norris’s entrance wing and the pair have been formally summoned to see the stewards.
Talking on the workforce radio, Norris mentioned: “He simply drove into me. I believe I’ve received harm.”
A clearly agitated Leclerc mentioned: “F***er. I don’t perceive why they try this.”
Ferrari responded by telling Leclerc that it seemed like Norris had blocked Verstappen as effectively.
In one other separate incident that occurred at Flip 7 simply second later, Verstappen was compelled to run large to keep away from contact with the slow-moving Norris, which was famous by the stewards.
Nevertheless, following a evaluate it was felt that no additional investigation was warranted.
