Lewis Hamilton has received a warning after an incident that happened in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix FP2, while Mercedes has been fined €15,000.

Lewis Hamilton was involved in a dangerous near-miss with Williams’ Logan Sargeant in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice 2.

At one point in the session, the Briton was driving slowly at turn 10 while attempting to move out of the way of Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, when Sargeant suddenly arrived at high speed.

The American driver had to take evasive action and thankfully a collision was avoided.

After the session the stewards decided Mercedes was primarily to blame for the confusion, and so they handed the team a fine, and issued a warning to Hamilton.

“The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Car 2(Logan Sargeant), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence and determine that Car 44 impeded Car 2 at Turn 11,” the stewards report read.

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“As a result, Car 2 had to take evasive action by going off the track to avoid a collision. Had that not been done, there would have been a serious, high speed crash.

“Having listened to the team radio, it was clear to us that the team of Car 44 failed to warn their driver of the fact that Car 2 was arriving on a fast lap.

“That was a serious failure on the part of the team, particularly given the speeds on this circuit and the nature of turn 11, which is at the end of a series of high speed corners where driver visibility is impaired.

“We therefore issue a warning to the driver and impose a fine of €15,000 to the team,” the report concluded.