Hadjar protests Lawson move, but stewards issue only warning

FIA stewards warned Liam Lawson after investigating his late defense against Isack Hadjar in the British Grand Prix Sprint at Silverstone, ruling that he moved under braking at Stowe but did not deserve a time penalty. The officials reviewed video, telemetry and in-car footage, then heard from both drivers and their team representatives before deciding a warning was enough. They said Lawson’s move was abrupt, but he left enough room for Hadjar and there was no contact.

Hadjar complained on team radio that Lawson had moved under braking and later called the maneuver very aggressive, although he told the stewards he did not think it warranted a penalty. Hadjar was recovering after a poor start, tried an inside pass in the closing stages and finished ninth, outside the points.

Lawson kept eighth place and the final sprint point, finishing 0.7 seconds ahead of Hadjar after starting ninth and overtaking Pierre Gasly. Nico Hulkenberg was separately summoned to the stewards after the sprint for allegedly leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and qualifying for the main race was scheduled to begin at 1600 local time.