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Ferrari summoned for Hamilton's Belgian GP unsafe release after hitting mechanic

AutosportJuly 19, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


Ferrari has been summoned to visit the Formula 1 stewards' office following Lewis Hamilton's apparent unsafe release during the Belgian Grand Prix, in which he knocked down a mechanic as he left his pitbox.In his lap 20 pitstop under the virtual safety car, Hamilton had just served a five-second penalty as the stewards deemed him to be at fault for the first-lap contact with George Russell - ...