“I’m sure he is not getting a penalty” - Lewis Hamilton being impeded by Max Verstappen on his fast lap has F1 fans fuming

Lewis Hamilton had tough luck during the Sprint Shootout (qualifying for the sprint) at the Austrian GP earlier today, as he managed to put in a laptime only enough to put him P18. Apparently, he faced traffic on the final flying lap, and hence, had to abandon it. Since the track was drying rapidly, others were setting new lap times continuously, and Hamilton's 1:07.282 wasn't enough to put him in the top 15.Since this is a Sprint shootout, drivers had relatively less time to set laps and put themselves ahead of others. Austria, being a rather simple circuit, had traffic all over the place by the end of the session. Hamilton, who was setting slower times on his final hotlap, aborted it and drove into the pits.Stefanie@fastpitstopVerstappen blocking Lewis on his fast lap. Do I need to say more? 1930251Verstappen blocking Lewis on his fast lap. Do I need to say more? https://t.co/xAgFZncNG3A clip released on Twitter showed that Lewis Hamilton was blocked by Max Verstappen at the start of his flying lap. This happened on the first corner of the circuit and ruined Hamilton's pace. Fans fumed over this and here are some of their best reactions:&quot;And I’m sure he is not getting a penalty and I don’t even think it is getting investigated 😡😡.&quot;Benjamin@cescbenjamin@fastpitstop And I’m sure he is not getting a penalty and I don’t even think it is getting investigated 231@fastpitstop And I’m sure he is not getting a penalty and I don’t even think it is getting investigated 😡😡Kirsty@TogeKirst@fastpitstop The likelihood of Max getting any penalty - 0%. Despite clear impeding.412@fastpitstop The likelihood of Max getting any penalty - 0%. Despite clear impeding.&quot;bro opened drs just to get past him😭.&quot;🎖️@utdfinito@fastpitstop bro opened drs just to get past him1@fastpitstop bro opened drs just to get past him😭A.lex@Axsja_@fastpitstop Should be a penalty tbh49@fastpitstop Should be a penalty tbh&quot;That should be a penalty,but escaping just like yesterday on kmag&quot;Keffa Mwirigi CO 🇰🇪🇫🇷@keffa_d@fastpitstop That should be a penalty,but escaping just like yesterday on kmag231@fastpitstop That should be a penalty,but escaping just like yesterday on kmagF1 Jokes@f1_j0kes@fastpitstop they both impeded eachother, lewis ruined the end of max’s lap, max ruined the start of lewis’s. They’re both in the wrong3@fastpitstop they both impeded eachother, lewis ruined the end of max’s lap, max ruined the start of lewis’s. They’re both in the wrongMercedes looking ahead at tough Sprint after Lewis Hamilton and George Russell's qualifying positionsMercedes have been doing well since the Monaco Grand Prix compared to their performance in the initial part of the season. While they had expectations from Austria, it seems to have worn down after the Sprint Shootout earlier.It is hard to judge the pace that the W14 was carrying since Lewis Hamilton didn't have a chance to push his car to the maximum. While George Russell made it to SQ2, things changed for him right after the end of the former session. He mentioned to his team that there was a 'hydraulic failure' in his car.Although the team tried to work on the car fast enough, it wasn't ready in time to send it out for the second session of the shootout, and hence Russell could not set in a new laptime. He will be starting the race three places ahead of his teammate at P15, and there will be a lot of work required for them to do during the Sprint.

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