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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 10, 2022 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during a press conference REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 10, 2022 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during a press conference REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Well done Baku!!! The Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying session once again delivered and produced arguably the best fight for pole position this season. The session was filled with excitement and drama. But there were some sketchy moments as well, and one of them included Lewis Hamilton.
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The Mercedes driver did not have everything under his control and was in a fight to get out of Q2. As he was preparing his lap, he slowed down unnecessarily on his out lap.
He became a hindrance for all the drivers behind who started to lose the temperature in their tires. This did not sit down well with drivers on the grid and they complained about the same.
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Hamilton to report to the stewards at 8.20pm here (5.20pm UK). #AzerbaijanGP
— Philip Duncan (@PhilDuncanF1) June 11, 2022
A few trips to the stewards will come soon:
– Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly
– Both Haas drivers for an alleged breach of the sporting regulations, for not joining the queue of cars in the fast lane of the pits.#F1 #AzerbaijanGP— PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1) June 11, 2022
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Because of his antics, the 7-time world champion has earned himself a visit to the stewards after the session. There is a possibility that he might get a grid penalty for slow driving, which might sweep away all his hard work.
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Hamilton became a nuisance for drivers like Lando Norris, and Daniel Ricciardo, who were right behind him in the field. While he went through to Q3, the McLaren duo weren’t so lucky.
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Can Lewis Hamilton move up the field in Baku?
As reported by Formula1.com, the Mercedes driver finished the session in P7. He was clearly behind his teammate George Russell in qualifying, but he was even out-qualified by AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly.
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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 10, 2022, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after practice alongside his physiotherapist Angela Cullen REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
But there is a possibility that he might not even start in the Top-10 because of the impending investigation. So it would be interesting to see how he approached the race on Sunday from there.
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Let’s see if the stewards deem him responsible for the slow driving and hand him grid penalties. It’s not looking too rosy from the outside.
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