Yahoo Sports· 3h ago· 1 min read
Motorsport photo Formula 1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that the FIA stewards were completely justified in penalising Lewis Hamilton for his opening-lap collision with George Russell at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Russell, who started from third at Spa-Francorchamps, suffered a sudden loss of electrical deployment off the line. As he was swamped by the pack, he was caught up in a collision with Hamilton's Ferrari .
Hamilton suffered a snap of understeer and made contact with the Mercedes , sending Russell into the gravel and out of the race. The stewards subsequently handed the seven-time champion a five-second penalty for "causing a collision".
While many, including Russell, labelled the clash as a first-lap racing incident, Montoya argued that the fact it was the opening lap does not excuse a driver's failure to maintain their line.
"George was under control ahead of…
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