Lewis Hamilton had to go to the stewards after Qualifying because he didn’t lift when he passed Valtteri Bottas who went offtrack. The Mercedes driver claimed he wasn’t able to see the yellow flag because of the dust.
We can now show you the onboard footage from Lewis’ car.
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Onboard footage Lewis Hamilton Austria 2020
The stewards cleared @LewisHamilton of any wrongdoing following this yellow flags incident at the end of qualifying on Saturday ?#AustrianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/Vx9ziJtuU3
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 4, 2020
FIA: “Video footage confirmed that there have been yellow flags and green light panels at the same time and therefore conflicting signals were shown to the driver”
It reminds many people of a similar moment Max Verstappen had during qualifying in Mexico last year when Valtteri Bottas went offtrack as well and the Red Bull driver didn’t lift when he passed him. The Dutchman got a three-place grid penalty for that moment and we show you the footage below.
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Onboard footage Max Verstappen Mexico 2019
Onboard with Max Verstappen as he passes the yellow flag waved at the end of Q3 ?
The race stewards handed him a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's race for failing to slow down – dropping him from P1 to P4#MexicoGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/3m9seD5e8V
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 26, 2019