Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton escaped a penalty after being summoned to the FIA race stewards after qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix stewards over an alleged failure to slow down for yellow flags and a track limits violation in Q3. Shortly after 19:45 local time, race stewards confirmed there will be no further action against the Mercedes driver, but his first lap time has been deleted however the second, faster lap, still stands and thus tomorrow's grid remains unchanged. Earlier, Hamilton qualified second behind teammate Valtteri Bottas with Mercedes continuing to display a sizeable advantage on the field in 2020. Bottas got caught out in his final attempt in Q3, running off the track...
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