Hamilton waits for penalty decision after blasting 'disrespectful' Sirotkin
Hamilton waits for penalty decision after blasting 'disrespectful' Sirotkin
Lewis Hamilton pointed the finger at Sergey Sirotkin over the incident which threatened to strip the Mercedes man of his 10th pole of 2018 at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton was quickest of all at Interlagos, but faced an anxious wait to see if Stewards would summon him over an incident that forced Sirotkin to take evasive action on the grass.
Hamilton was not the only driver with post-quali nerves – Sebastian Vettel could lose P2 after he destroyed the FIA's weighbridge in his impatience during Q2.
The incident came in the same session that Sirotkin almost rear-ended Hamilton. At first glance it had appeared Sirotkin was on a flying lap, however it was later confirmed that the Williams man was not on a timed effort, which changed Hamilton's outlook on the matter.
"Everyone was on an out-lap," said Hamilton. "Me, Sergey and everyone in front of me.
"Valtteri [Bottas] was ahead of me and he was backing off to get his gap so I had to back off. I was making sure I had the gap but then all of a sudden I saw a car coming at high speed and I was like: 'Oh my God. Is that someone coming on a lap?'
"So I went left, but he was going left. But he wasn't on a lap, so I don't know what his thinking was.
"We all know to keep a gap. It was a disrespectful move. I was trying to get out of his way and then he got to the corner and slowed up.
"It was kind of strange. It was completely unnecessary because behind him there was a bit of a space so ultimately his lap and my lap weren't great so hopefully he can learn from it."
MORE: Hamilton and Vettel quickest in qualifying, but investigations loom
MORE: Vettel slams FIA over bizarre quali incident
Change your timezone:
Latest News
F1 Qualifying Results: Chinese Grand Prix 2024 times as Hamilton crashes out in Q1
- 11 minutes ago
Chinese Grand Prix Sprint 2024 results: Final classification with penalties applied
- 1 hour ago
Chinese Grand Prix qualifying red flagged after unusual HIGH SPEED crash
- 9 minutes ago
F1 Chinese Grand Prix weather forecast - latest today from Shanghai
- 1 hour ago
Perez hits 'engineer's brother' in Chinese GP incident
- 1 hour ago
F1 News Today: FIA investigate F1 star as Ferraris clash at Chinese GP
- 3 hours ago
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860