Stewards considered 'dangerous impeding': Hamilton escapes third reprimand in Sepang
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What happened
Lewis Hamilton came much closer in Sepang to a harsher penalty than the warning suggests. The verdict on his incident with Gabriel Bortoleto in the second free practice reveals that the stewards seriously considered labeling it as dangerous impeding.
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