Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen avoid penalties after being summoned to see stewards at F1 Miami Grand Prix qualifying
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The stewa🍃rds investigated both drivers for a moment in Q1 on Saturday when Hamilton needed to avoid the slow-movi💮ng Magnussen.
Ha❀milton made brief contact with the wall at Turn 17 as ꩲhe braked harshly to avoid the Haas driver.
Hamilton darted to🀅 the right, missing the near-scare of going into the back of Magnussen.
He did pit for checks onꦆ the ♛front wings as a result.
🐠Magnussen had been tryi🅠ng to create space for himself to begin a flying lap.
Traffic had been an issue on this lap throughout.
Magnussen brilliantly qualified in P4, while Hamilton w⭕as a lowly 13th.
Both drivers were summoned to see FIA officials after qualifying where they were required to ex🌱plain their version of events.
They were both in danger of receiving a penalty for 🌜their respective roles in the near-miss🐓.
But the FIA were suitably happy with Hamilton and Magnussen’s explanations and neither of them were hit wℱith a pen🤡alty.
James was a sports jour🦂nalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
