Lewis Hamilton thinks the stewards 'are out to stop' him after he was hit with two five-second penalties at the Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton was involved in some pre-race drama after performing a practice start outside of the designated area and it resulted in two time penalties which he served in the pit lane, dropping out of race winning contention as a consequence. The two penalties were for separate practice start violations: The stewards said: ‘The driver performed the practice start near the end, but directly in the pit exit. Art 36.1 requires drivers to use constant throttle and constant speed in the pit exit other than in the place designated for practice starts in the Event...
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