REPORTS: Verdict on Hamilton’s Punishment in Verstappen F1 Crash Officially Delivered

As the sun sets at Silverstone, it’s a new race weekend in Hungry. While teams and their driver look forward to the challenging weekend ahead of them, Red Bull is still trying to get closure from the British GP.

The horrible Lap 1 incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, has infuriated the Dutchman and his team. Red Bull wants Mercedes to really pay for what happened.

While words like ‘Race Ban’ and ‘Suspension’ were being thrown around, Christian Horner lodged a request for the FIA to review the incident for a more severe penalty.

The ‘petition for review’ got its reply recently, with the FIA choosing to move on from the incident. The FIA has decided that there will be no extra penalties for the incident. The stewards found no substantial evidence that warranted an extra/harsher penalty.

The governing body had summoned both the teams to appear before them via video call. This took place today, the afternoon of the Thursday of the Hungarian GP weekend. Red Bull had lodged their petition on Friday, July 23rd.

The Team Principals, along with up to two team representatives each, attended the meeting with the stewards.

Hamilton swerves clear of penalty

FIA’s International Sporting code allows for a right to review. This is allowed if “a significant and relevant new element is discovered which was unavailable to the parties seeking the review at the time of the decision concerned.”

This means that Red Bull would have had to present additional evidence in front of the stewards- which is still unknown to the public.

Since this evidence did not meet the above criteria, the stewards have decided to close the investigation. Thus, Lewis Hamilton is clear of a harsher penalty.

Even though the subject has been legally closed, it’s hard to say if Red Bull is willing to move on so easily. They’ve borne the brunt of a severe incident both in points and finances.

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This was a quick way to rip the band-aid off for the team. Now both teams can put Silverstone in a box far away, and focus on the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.

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