The contact between Mercedes and Red Bull caused enormous damage to Perez, and the Mexican later retired from the race after traveling through gravel.

But while Perez and the FIA felt responsible for Hamilton, Wolf thinks his driver did nothing wrong.

"An absolute race event," Wolf said.

"This is a sprint. We want to see them race. And he said [Perez] was going backwards before that, so the claim of damage is not valid. It's upside down.

"I think when you looked at that corner, they were side by side. And fair enough, it takes two to tango, but it's a race event. To me, that is quite clear."

Hamilton was able to continue the race after his clash with Perez and failed to find a way to overtake third-place Pierre Gasly, eventually homered in fourth place.

But a five-second penalty dropped Hamilton to seventh place in the checkerd flag.

What the FIA said about the fine Although drivers were battling tough conditions early in the sprint, the FIA steward said he felt Hamilton was able to avoid the collision.

In a statement explaining why the seven-time world champion was punished, stewards said Hamilton only entered Perez after touching the curb.

The stewards said, "Hamilton tried to get Perez through the inside at number 15."

"While Perez gave little space inside for Hamilton, Hamilton drove to the curb and then to Perez in a wet state.

"Steward thought Hamilton was mainly at fault for causing the crash and ordered a five-second fine."

In addition to receiving a five-second penalty for the Perez crash, Hamilton received two penalty points on his license. It's the only score he has right now.

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