FIA confirms Lewis Hamilton punishment after Liam Lawson investigation
FIA stewards said Hamilton unnecessarily impeded Liam Lawson in FP2 and gave the Ferrari driver his second driving reprimand of the 2026 season.
- On Thursday, Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton received a driving reprimand following an impeding incident with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson during FP2 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.
- Stewards deemed the 41-year Briton guilty of 'severe' and unnecessary impeding, citing his failure to follow the Race Director's traffic-management instructions between Turns 16 and 18.
- Approaching Turn 19, Hamilton stayed on the racing line, forcing Lawson to brake; the Racing Bulls driver branded the positioning 'f**cking dangerous' over team radio.
- This marks Hamilton's second 'Driving Reprimand' of the 2026 season; drivers face an automatic grid penalty if they accumulate five reprimands for driving offences over a campaign.
- Hamilton blamed 2026 engine regulations for the incident, citing difficulty managing energy deployment; stewards maintained he failed to follow instructions despite considering his defense.
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