Why Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso escaped punishment for almost colliding in pitlane at F1 Canadian Grand Prix
But✤ no further action was taken despite the dramatic moment in Montreal.
“The Stewards reviewed external video and in-car video and audio evidence,♓” the FI🍨A confirmed.
“We note that while Car 14 had to perform minor braking, 🦩in our view there was no risk of collision or the need for significant evasive act💎ion.”
Hamilton and Alonso both pitted moments after a Safety Car was called for a♒n incident involving George Russell.
The Aston Martin seemingly left his p💞it first but the Mercedes ended up in front.
“C💧aution caution,” Hamilton was to꧂ld by his race engineer over team radio. “You’re just ahead."
But Alonso appeared to wave a frus𝐆trated hand in Hamilton’s direꦅction.
"I had to brake in the pits,” he said via♓ team radio.
Alonso finished🌠 as runner-up behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen, whꦜile Hamilton completed the podium.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, ✨tꦦo football, to F1.
