Hamilton, who would have come on a par with record holder Michael Schumacher (91 wins) in a victory, received two time penalties for having made a test start twice in a place where that was not allowed. Already during the race, Hamilton was furious.
“Where does that say anywhere in the rules?” He called over the on-board radio. And after the race, his anger was by no means cooled. “Bullshit, no one has ever been punished for this,” he said.
Vague rules
“The illegal test start was not a fault of the team or the driver”, Wolff insisted after the race. “It’s weird that you get a penalty during the race for something that happened before the race. We have to learn from our mistakes and we are going to do that. The rules around the test starts are vague. There is no mention of the right place. It doesn’t say anything to my knowledge about stopping in the fast lane. It’s just not clear. “
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