Mercedes once again complained to the FIA regarding a technical report issue
While Lewis Hamilton is under investigation for an still unjustified equipment issue, the team is once again called upon to justify itself in front of the FIA, this time for a problem with filling out a technical modification registration form.
On each Grand Prix, a technical commissioner is stationed in the garage of each driver. Therefore, 20 technical commissioners are responsible for observing everything that the mechanics do and taking notes on a sheet about what is being done, when, based on what the team reports.
It is up to the team to come and see the delegate and inform him of a modification. The FIA has just released a statement asking Mercedes to come and justify a problem with one of the technical modification forms for Lewis Hamilton’s car.
The team representative will have to show up at 17:15 (10:15 PM local time).
A penalty may be expected if it can give an advantage in terms of performance to Hamilton’s car.
UPDATE at 5:52pm: The FIA has just announced a financial penalty. A fine of €25,000 is imposed on the Mercedes team for this error related to Lewis Hamilton’s piercing, which was not correctly reported on the form. Read more.
