Motor racing-Race winner Hamilton summoned to German GP stewards

ByReuters

Published 22/07/2018 at 16:25 GMT

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, July 22 (Reuters) - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton risks losing his German Grand Prix victory after being summoned by Hockenheim stewards on Sunday for a possible pit-lane infringement.

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Stewards were investigating whether the Mercedes driver, who won from 14th on the grid, illegally crossed a line separating the entry from the track when he hurriedly changed his mind about pitting during a safety car period.

Hamilton, who could be handed a time penalty if found guilty of the offence, finished 4.5 seconds ahead of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas and 6.7 clear of Ferrari's third-placed Kimi Raikkonen.

The summons came more than an hour after the end of the race at Hockenheim, after the podium presentations and news conferences.

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Hamilton's victory had catapulted him 17 points clear of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, the home favourite who crashed out while leading on a wet and slippery track. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)

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