Lewis Hamilton has prevented a penalty for a possible purple flag infringement within the third free apply session on the Singapore Grand Prix, after Liam Lawson crashed out at Flip 7.
Hamilton was seen taking warning across the scene the place Lawson put his automotive into the wall, and drove slowly into Flip 8 when the session was underneath purple flag situations.
After passing the incident, Hamilton accelerated away and was travelling rapidly on the required gradual lap on the way in which again to the storage. He was later seen returning to the pitlane, apparently at increased speeds versus the opposite automobiles on the highway.
The stewards' report famous each occasions, however its evaluation of the telemetry information confirmed that Hamilton was nonetheless slower than the required minimal time set by the race director to return to the pits.
It added that the pitlane entry velocity, whereas increased than different automobiles returning to their garages, was not of a magnitude that constituted a guidelines breach.
The stewards' report learn: “The stewards heard from the motive force of Automotive 44 (Lewis Hamilton), workforce consultant and reviewed positioning/video, timing, telemetry, workforce radio and in-car video proof.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari SF-25
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“Throughout the purple flag interval following the incident involving Automotive 30 (LAW), HAM gave the impression to be travelling at a notably excessive velocity.
“Nevertheless, evaluation of the telemetry information confirmed that between the show of the purple flag and the entry to the pitlane, HAM remained above the required minimal time as stipulated by Article 37.6a of the 2025 FIA Method One Sporting Laws.
“Relating to the pitlane entry, the automotive's velocity was marginally increased than that of different automobiles in comparable conditions, however the driver maintained full automotive management always and didn't drive in a way that may very well be thought-about unsafe.
“Whereas the stewards contemplate {that a} higher discount of velocity would have been fascinating underneath the circumstances, it's concluded that there is no such thing as a proof of a breach of the relevant laws.”
Hamilton completed eighth general within the ultimate FP3 instances, 0.411s slower than Max Verstappen's benchmark time within the ultimate apply session of the weekend.
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