Skip to content

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg disagree over F1 rules in Hungary

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

In the post-race press conference, Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have a disagreement over double yellow flags.

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were involved in a tense exchange following the Hungarian GP as the Mercedes team-mates bickered over F1 rules.

The pair were seated next to each other in a post-race press conference following Hamilton's victory in Budapest when they were asked about Rosberg's pole lap the previous day, when the German survived a stewards' investigation for failing to slow through double-waved yellow flags.

While Hamilton aborted his final flier in qualifying due after Fernando Alonso's spin, Rosberg set the fastest middle sector, only losing 0.1s, and went on to snatch top spot off the Brit.

Report: Lewis takes title lead
Report: Lewis takes title lead

Lewis Hamilton took the lead of the world championship with victory ahead of Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton was the first to make his point, stating: "The whole 23 years of racing, if it's a double-yellow flag, you be prepared to stop and Nico was doing the same speed at the apex as I was doing on the previous timed lap. 

"It's a concern. Going into the next race, we could be going for pole position through double-yellow flags and now we know we only have to do a small lift and lose one tenth of a second, go purple through the sector, and we'll be fine."

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

After finding extra pace when asked by Mercedes to speed up, Lewis Hamilton revealed he wasn't intentionally backing up Nico Rosberg and was managing his e

Rosberg, after losing his title advantage and slipping six points behind his team-mate patted Hamilton on the back, saying "thank you for that statement", before adding:

"What you have to do under double-yellows is significantly reduce your speed. I went 20 km/h slower, 20km/h is a different world in a Formula 1 car. I lifted off 30 metres before my braking point.

Also See:

"Definitely I significantly reduced my speed and for the stewards that was completely acceptable, it was very, very clear what I did."

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

Paul di Resta is at the skypad to see how Nico Rosberg took pole position in Hungary with yellow flags hampering some of the field.

Don't miss the F1 Report: Hungarian GP review on Sky Sports F1 at 8.30pm on Wednesday as Marc Priestley and Ben Hunt join Natalie Pinkham in the studio to discuss the fallout from the Budapest race. 

Around Sky