Impeding Hamilton, Vasseur clear: “The error was the team’s”

Lewis’s team radio

During qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was involved in an impeding incident against Oscar Piastri, which was investigated by the FIA stewards.

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The risk of a penalty is very high, and the images seem unequivocal, as does the team radio between Hamilton and Carlo Santi, his track engineer.

📻 Carlo Santi: “Piastri is pushing”
📻 Carlo Santi: “Yellow flag, yellow flag”
📻 Lewis Hamilton: “Where is Piastri?”
📻 Santi: “Behind. Yellow flag”
📻 Lewis Hamilton: “Where is the yellow flag?”
📻 Lewis Hamilton: “Was Piastri on a fast lap or…?”.

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Vasseur completely exonerates Hamilton

Speaking to Sky Sports Uk, Frederic Vasseur – Ferrari team principal – was even more direct than before, taking full responsibility for the incident.
“The stewards will decide, but we told him too late that Piastri was there. If there was a mistake, it was our mistake“, Vasseur clearly admitted.

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