Martin Brundle questions “harsh” Lewis Hamilton penalty: “What can he do?”
On Lap 6 of the sprint, Hamilton understeered slightly ༒into the side of Perez’s car when attempting to overtake him.
The contact gave Perez significant sidepod damage which forced 𓃲him out of the race after he plumꦍmeted down the order.
The penalty dropped Hamilton from fourth into seventh for the fi꧑nal c🦂lassification.
Giving his thoughts on the incident, Brundle said: “I thought🍸 it was a racing incident. I thought the penalty was harsh. I’ll stand by that.
“Lewis had claimed the co𓆏rner. There was an error in the corner before by Perez. [Hamilton] was on the inside. Yes, the car did understeer a little bit.
“What is racing? If that’s not racing, and therefore a racing incident, then Iဣ don’t know. It wasn’t Lewis launching an impossible move. He was on the inside of the corner.
“It did take Checo out of the race so we have to consider that. And it was definitely the M♔ercedes sliding left ra♋ther than the Red Bull pinching him.
“So I understand w🌃hat the stewards have d💎one. But I would want to call that a racing incident because Lewis can’t disappear in that moment. He claimed the corner. What can he do?”
Naomi Schiff s𒉰eemed to side with Brundle, stat🔯ing it wasn’t “deliberate” from Hamilton.
“I feel for Perez because he’s had a poor run of form, he’s really trying to get it right, and each time it goes wrong it will build frus🍒tration,” he added.
“But we want to see these drivers racing. The move was on. He was side-by-side. In tricky conditions the grip levels in the corners are not very high. Lewis was as much of a passenger in that situation. I don’t think it was delibꦺerate.”
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