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Atom - 1.1. Rule(s) broken
- 1.2. Incident
- 1.3. Penalty
- 1.4. Stewards
- 1.5. Similar incidents in history
- 1.5.1. 2007 Japanese Grand Prix
- 1.5.2. 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
Rule(s) broken
- Article 30.3 (a) of the Sporting Regulations: "During practice and the race, drivers may use only the track and must at all times observe the provisions of the Code relating to driving behaviour on circuits."
- Appendix L chapter 4 Article 2 (g) of the International Sporting Code: "The race track alone shall be used by the drivers during the race."
Incident
Stewards say: "Cut the chicane and gained an advantage."
Lewis Hamilton cut the Bus Stop chicane and overtook Kimi Raikkonen. Following this, Hamilton appeared to back off to allow Raikkonen to re-take his position. Hamilton then overtook Raikkonen going into the following corner, La Source.
Penalty
Drive-through penalty. As this was applied after the end of the race, 25 seconds were added to Lewis Hamilton's race time.
Similar incidents in history
2007 Japanese Grand Prix
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) ran off the race track several times in the final lap while battling with Robert Kubica (BMW). This incident went unpunished.