Lewis Hamilton’s world championship is still on track after the FIA ruled that he was not to blame for the collision between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber during the Japanese Grand Prix last week.
Video footage taken by a fan in the grandstand emerged yesterday which suggested Hamilton had suddenly decelerated ahead of the two drivers, causing them to crash. If found guilty, the Briton faced a ten-point penalty or being placed far down the grid at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix.
But after hours of deliberation today, during which time they viewed the footage on Edward Gorman’s weblog to use as evidence, race stewards cleared the championship leader.
Vettel had been penalised ten places following the incident last week, but that has been reduced