Russian Grand Prix – Race stewards at Sochi have reversed Lewis Hamilton's penalty verdict and retracted his penalty points for a practice start transgression. Lewis Hamilton is back down to eight penalty points after race stewards in Russia have rolled back on the penalty they imposed on him during the race. The Mercedes driver was given two 5 second time penalties and two penalty points for a practice start transgression before the race start, where Hamilton pulled over far up the pitlane exit to perform a start – a breach of the race director's notes. Serving the ten second penalty at his pitstop, he finished the race in P3 as a result. Teammate Valtteri Bottas won the race,...
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