F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Summoned To Stewards After Saudi Arabia FP2

Lewis Hamilton has been summoned to the Stewards after his close call with Logan Sargeant during FP2.

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been summoned to the FIA stewards following an incident during the second free practice session in Saudi Arabia. The Mercedes star was involved in a close call with Williams' Logan Sargeant, prompting an official review.

Key Takeaways:

• Lewis Hamilton has been called to meet with the FIA stewards at 9:30pm local time (6:30pm GMT) to discuss an on-track incident involving Williams driver Logan Sargeant.
• The incident in question saw Sargeant forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with Hamilton's slower-moving Mercedes.
• Both drivers will provide their perspectives to the stewards, with Sargeant having already expressed his frustration over the team radio during the incident.

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Lewis Hamilton found himself in the midst of a contentious situation that has since necessitated a formal review by the FIA stewards. Sargeant, the American driver for Williams, was on a flying lap when he encountered a slower Hamilton on the track. The ensuing moment forced Sargeant to make a swift manoeuvre to avoid a potential crash.

Hamilton expressed regret and misunderstanding over the Mercedes team radio.

"I didn't realise someone was on a lap. I was trying to get out of the way for Sainz and all of a sudden there was a Williams there," he stated to his race engineer Peter Bonnington.

Sainz, too, took to the team radio to lament the situation, emphasising the potential danger posed by Hamilton's positioning on the track. 

"What Hamilton did there was super dangerous. Like he was in the middle, I couldn't get out of the way. Sargeant nearly crashed because of him," he remarked.

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