Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton clash to face further FIA probe
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F1 governing body will hold a fresh investigation into Azerbaijan GP collision this coming Monday with outcome due before Austrian GP weekend.
Sebastian Vettel could face further punishment for his swerve into Lewis Hamilton in the Azerbaijan Gran Prix after F1’s governing body has confirmed it will hold a fresh investigation into the incident.
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The FIA announced late on Wednesday afternoon that the controversial clash at last Sunday’s Baku race between the championship rivals will be “further examined” this coming Monday, July 3, “in order to evaluate whether further action is necessary”.
A statement regarding the outcome will be published before the next race weekend in Austria, which takes place on July 7-9.
Vettel, the world championship leader, and four-time world champion, was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty and three penalty points on his race license after stewards ruled during the race he had “steered into” Hamilton’s then race-leading Mercedes, just moments after the Ferrari had accidently run into the back of the Lewis Hamilton as they prepared to resume racing after a restart.
But despite Vettel being punished on the day, the FIA had the option under the sport’s regulations to open up subsequent investigations at the behest of its president Jean Todt.
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The four-time world champion accused Hamilton of “brake-testing” him but the FIA has already cleared the Briton of any wrongdoing.
An investigation of the Mercedes driver’s telemetry data during the race showed Hamilton had neither braked nor lifted off entirely on the exit of the corner.
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