Hamilton warned as Ferrari fined €10,000 over Bortoleto incident
Lewis Hamilton has received a warning and Ferrari a €10,000 fine following a stewards’ review of an incident involving Gabriel Bortoleto.
Lewis Hamilton came under investigation for allegedly impeding Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto at Turn 9 during second practice at Sepang, RacingNews365 reported. The Ferrari driver was due to meet the stewards after the session.
Bortoleto complained over team radio that Hamilton had seen him approaching but continued to block him. He had been told Hamilton was on a cool-down lap. Hamilton, meanwhile, told Ferrari he could not see through his right-hand mirror and asked the team to keep him updated.
The stewards were due to speak to Hamilton once practice ended, with a decision on the Turn 9 incident still to come.
Update
RacingNews365 Nederland reports that the stewards heard from Ferrari and Audi representatives over an allegation that Lewis Hamilton impeded Gabriel Bortoleto. They accepted damage to Hamilton’s right-hand mirror as an explanation for his actions, the outlet says, and gave him a warning.
Ferrari was fined because, despite the mirror damage, the stewards judged that the team should have kept Hamilton informed about what was happening around him on track, RacingNews365 reports.
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- SOURCELewis Hamilton Ferrari mirror issue sparks latest FIA investigationRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-10-02
- SOURCEStewards vellen oordeel over vergrijp HamiltonRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-10-02
Source context
RacingNews365 English’s page uses conflicting Grand Prix names for the session at Sepang.
RacingNews365 Nederland reported the stewards’ decision and its reasoning on 2 October 2026.
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This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported investigation into alleged impeding Second practice and the subsequent planned stewards' meeting, as reported on 2 October 2026 No stewards' ruling is included. The page uses conflicting names for the Grand Prix, so Sepang is the better-supported location.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Other driver's account of the incident Second practice, 2 October 2026 The supplied article does not establish what Hamilton could see.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Hamilton's reported radio message Second practice, 2 October 2026 A reported radio message is evidence of what Hamilton said, not independent verification of the mirror's condition or its causal role.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Conflicting event labels on the supplied page Page captured on 2 October 2026 The supplied page alone does not settle the event's official name.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Stewards' review of an alleged impeding incident involving Hamilton and Bortoleto. Reported on 2 October 2026; the session is not specified. The article describes the incident as alleged and does not reproduce the stewards' decision.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported decision concerning Hamilton. Reported on 2 October 2026. This is the outlet's account of the stewards' reasoning; the official decision was not supplied.
This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported decision concerning Ferrari. Reported on 2 October 2026. The amount and reasoning come from one read publication, not a supplied official ruling; there is no independent publication in the supplied documents to compare.
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