LONDON: Formula 1’s governing body will reassess a penalty Lewis Hamilton received at the Qatar Grand Prix for crossing the track without permission.
Hamilton was fined 50,000 euros (£34,700), with half of it suspended, and given a formal reprimand.
A spokesperson said: “In view of his role-model status, the FIA is concerned about the impression his actions may have created on younger drivers.”
The statement “noted” Hamilton had been “apologetic” in the initial hearing.
“The FIA is revisiting the incident in which Lewis Hamilton crossed a live track during the Qatar Grand Prix,” said a FIA spokesperson.
It added that at the time Hamilton “acknowledged that the crossing was a serious safety breach”.
