Stewart: Mercedes should fine Hamilton

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Mercedes should have fined Lewis Hamilton in the wake of his Spanish GP antics; that’s according to Sir Jackie Stewart.

Fighting for position on the opening lap of Sunday’s grand prix, Hamilton was forced onto the grass as he tried to slide up the inside of Rosberg’s W07.

With wheels on the grass, Hamilton was pitched into a spin that took both the Brit and his German team-mate out of the grand prix.

It was the first time since 2012 that Mercedes failed to score point and it also put an end to Rosberg’s attempts to add an eighth victory to his winning streak.

Stewart feels the triple World Champion deserves a “financial” penalty for the incident.

“It was all emotion,” the Scot told The Guardian newspaper. …

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