According to Dutch reporter ERIK VAN HAREN, Red Bull Racing’s review request for a heavier penalty for Lewis Hamilton was rejected by British GP race stewards.
Both Red Bull and Hamilton’s team Mercedes were given the time on Thursday afternoon to convince the stewards who were active in England via a video link that they were (wrong) wrong. The race management was not convinced of Red Bull’s story.
Hamilton tapped Max Verstappen in Silverstone, after which the Dutchman hit the tire stack at high speed. Hamilton was found guilty, given a ten-second time penalty, but still won the race.
Red Bull had the right to protest, as with any penalty that is handed out, but that has now been rejected by the stewards, because in their view there is no relevant new information. That comes as no great surprise. Verstappen hopes that incidents like this will be handled differently in the future. “It should be looked at seriously,” says the Dutchman. “The top cars have such an advantage over the rest of the field. Then such a ten-second penalty doesn’t matter much.”
[…] Hamilton was given lenient a 10-second penalty for causing the collision. Red Bull did appeal the FIA’s verdict, demanding more punishment for Hamilton. However, the FIA hardly moved the case forward, as they felt that their evidence wasn’t enough to prove the Briton guilty. […]