The FIA has rescinded the two penalty points it issued to Lewis Hamilton at the Russian Grand Prix, moving the world champion away from the brink of a one race ban.
Hamilton was handed two separate five-second penalties for an incident ahead of the race where he conducted practice starts away from the area designated to do so. Hamilton was leading when he had to serve the two penalties, which ultimately cost him the chance of matching Michael Schumacher's tally of 91 races.
On top of the time penalties, the FIA initially issued Hamilton two points on his superlicence, moving him to an accumulated 10 for the last 12 months.