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FIA confirms Lewis Hamilton punishment after Liam Lawson investigation

On Thursday, Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton received a driving reprimand following an impeding incident with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson during FP2 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.
Stewards deemed the 41-year Briton guilty of severe and unnecessary impeding, citing his failure to follow the Race Director's traffic-management instructions between Turns 16 and 18.
Approaching Turn 19, Hamilton stayed on the racing line, forcing Lawson to brake; the Racing Bulls driver branded the positioning "f**cking dangerous" over team radio.
This marks Hamilton's second driving reprimand of the 2026 season; drivers face an automatic grid penalty if they accumulate five reprimands for driving offences over a campaign.
Hamilton blamed 2026 engine regulations for the incident, citing difficulty managing energy deployment, though stewards maintained he failed to follow instructions despite considering his defense.

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