Lewis Hamilton has learned his fate after a crazy incident saw him run over a pit stop crew member.
Ferrari have been hit with a $50,000 fine after Lewis Hamilton accidentally ran over one of his own pit crew.
Confusion reigned in the paddock as the seven-time world champion pitted during a virtual safety car.
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Hamilton served a five-second penalty in the stop for his role in a collision which led George Russell to abandon the race.
The incident also saw Hamilton sustain damage to his front wing, which was the cause of the confusion in the team.
Lewis Hamilton drove into a Ferrari mechanic leaving the piTS.
One mechanic appeared to try and fix the issue during the stop and was hit by Hamilton as the Brit sped off upon seeing the green light.
He was not injured in the incident but the FIA deemed the incident unsafe.
Hamilton momentarily stopped his car as the mechanic was dragged to safety, with the Ferrari star sharing his regret after the race.
“The green light went and so I went,” said Hamilton to Sky Sports F1.
”You’re looking over here [to the left at the lights] you’re not looking over there so that’s more probably on the team, ultimately.
“But when it happened, then I noticed him and I stopped and it just went through my mind in that moment was back when Kimi hit and [a mechanic] broke a leg and my heart really sank for a second.
”I’m really grateful he’s OK.”
Ferrari have been hit with a $50,000 fine (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
Ferrari admitted to an “inappropriately late instruction for the wing adjustment, a lack of clear communication and the mechanic’s failure to notice the green light” amid a “complex and unusual combination of circumstances”.
Hamilton’s five-second penalty proved costly as he finished outside the podium places with Kimi Antonelli pipping his teammate Charles Leclerc to the win.
