Shovlin acknowledged that the rules themselves were clear, but Mercedes couldn’t inform Hamilton of his infractions in a timely manner due to the high number of drivers going off track, which slowed down the FIA’s messaging system during the race.
Due to the delayed messages, Hamilton had already accumulated enough penalties to serve a five-second penalty during a pit stop. Subsequently, further penalties were imposed after the review, resulting in a 10-second penalty in the final race result.
