Formula 1 2020: Eight drivers summoned by stewards over Lewis Hamilton near-miss during Italian GP practice
FirstpostAs a result of the incident, when Hamilton changed direction at around 300 kph, he was summoned along with Nicholas Latifi, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll, Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz to explain what happened. Monza: Eight drivers were called to the Monza stewards’ office before Saturday’s qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix after a high-speed near-miss involving six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in final practice. Last year’s qualifying session was ruined by extraordinary and farcical scenes in the final minutes of Q3 when drivers held back for so long most of them ended up failing to record a final lap. Sainz who was second fastest in final practice for McLaren behind Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas said: “It’s clear that everyone is going to be looking for slipstreams and it could create a bit of chaos.