Lewis Hamilton learns stewards' verdict after Austrian GP practice investigation

Lewis Hamilton has received a warning at the Austrian Grand Prix after being investigated by the stewards for an FP2 incident.

The Ferrari driver was alleged to have impeded Kimi Antonelli at Turn 4 of the Red Bull Ring during the second free practice session.

With the seven-time F1 drivers' champion on a slow lap, he was seen drifting over to the racing line as he approached the corner, forcing the Mercedes driver to take avoiding action, taking to the run-off area on the outside of the circuit to avoid a collision.

Both immediately jumped onto team radio, with the latter questioning what was going on with his fellow F1 drivers. Meanwhile, the former admitted he simply had not seen Antonelli coming. He apologised to the young Italian by holding his hand up as he passed him through corner exit.

The decision by the stewards is in line with the usual verdict for a driver found at fault for impeding during a practice session.

The full decision justification provided in the official FIA stewards document is below

The driver of Car 44, although constantly checking his mirrors after being informed by the team about Car 12 closing in, slowly moved on to the racing line on the approach to Turn 4 and thereby unnecessarily impeded Car 12 which had to take evasive action.

The driver of Car 44 apologised directly after realising his mistake. The Stewards determined that, despite the more lenient approach to impeding in Free Practice, the impeding was unnecessary and that a warning to the driver is warranted.