Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng is a British racing driver. He currently competes in Formula One for Mercedes, having previously driven for McLaren from 2007 to 2012.
Lewis Hamilton: Wing| Penalty| Grid penalty| News
Wing:
Hamilton beat title rival Max Verstappen to the quickest time in qualifying but will now start Saturday’s sprint race from last.
After Friday’s qualifying session, Hamilton’s car was referred to the stewards for an alleged breach of the regulations around his rear wing.
To be deemed legal, an F1 car’s drag reduction system overtaking aid may not open by more than 85 millimeters when operated by the driver.
Penalty:
Hamilton could be excluded from the results of Friday’s qualifying session and forced to start Saturday’s sprint race from the pit lane if the drag reduction system (DRS) on his car is deemed illegal, but his Mercedes team appear to be putting up a fight.
On Friday evening, fan video emerged of Verstappen touching the rear wing and DRS assembly on Hamilton’s car while it was in parc ferme after the qualifying session.
Grid penalty:
Several hours later, and once the stewards had adjourned their hearing at 9:55 pm local time, a summons was issued to Verstappen and his Red Bull team, citing an alleged breach of Article 2.5.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code.
The section of the International Sporting Code states that “inside the parc ferme, only the officials assigned may enter. No operation, checking, tuning or repair is allowed unless authorised by the same officials or by the applicable regulations”
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Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton[1]
7 January 1985[2] Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
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| Family | Nicolas Hamilton (brother) |
News:
The DRS refers to a flap in the rear wing, which opens to reduce the car’s drag on the straights and aid overtaking. Although its primary purpose is to improve racing, the DRS can be used freely in certain zones during a qualifying sessions to increase top speed.
Breaches of technical regulations have resulted in disqualifications from the results in the past, which in this case could see Hamilton forced to start Saturday’s sprint race from the pit lane.
| Car number | 44[note 1] |
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| Entries | 285 (284 starts) |
| Championships | 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Wins | 100 |
| Podiums | 178 |
| Career points | 4071.5 |
| Pole positions | 101 |
| Fastest laps | 58 |
