Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have all escaped grid demotions, despite the FIA deeming that they blocked other drivers during qualifying.
The race stewards have the power to demote a driver by five or ten grid spots if they impede another driver during any session. After reviewing the race footage, and hearing the cases against them, the stewards, including Johnny Herbert, decided to issue warnings instead.
Hamilton was accused of blocking Vitaly Petrov during Q2, whilst Nico Rosberg’s offence also came during Q2 when he blocked Sergio Perez.
Michael Schumacher’s came during the first session, Q1, and involved Nick Heidfeld who failed to progress through to Q2.
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