Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collide on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix.
The FIA have confirmed they are ' revisiting the incident' when Lewis Hamilton crossed the track at the Qatar Grand Prix following his crash with George Russell. The Mercedes driver was initially handed a big €50,000 fine - half of which is suspended for the rest of the season - for crossing the track while the race was under the Safety Car after crashing out at the first corner in a collision with team-mate George Russell.
Half of Hamilton's fine, €25,000, was payable with the other half suspended on condition that there is no further breach of a similar nature over the rest of 2023.Hamilton also received an official reprimand from stewards, his first of the season.'After crashing out of the race in Lap 1, the driver of Car 44 abandoned his car in the gravel and ran back to the pits,' said a statement from stewards.
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