Lewis Hamilton avoided a Singapore Grand Prix grid penalty after he was investigated for an alleged breach of red flag rules.The Ferrari star was the subject of an investigation by stewards for an incident that occurred in the final practice session on Saturday. Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls crashed by hitting the curb and spinning into the wall, which destroyed his right front tyre.A red flag was issued and Hamilton slowed down, but then appeared to speed up despite the flags still being shown.Such a rule breach could have handed Hamilton a hefty grid penalty for this weekend’s Grand Prix.However, a report from the stewards revealed that no further action will be taken.Hamilton is said to have kept full control of his car and did not drive in a manner that was deemed to be unsafe.“The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 44 [Lewis Hamilton], team representative and reviewed positioning/video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence,” it read. “During the red flag period following the incident involving Car 30 [LAW], HAM appeared to be travelling at a notably high speed.“However, analysis of the telemetry data showed that between the display of the red flag and the entry to the pit lane, HAM remained above the required minimum time as stipulated by Article 37.6a of the 2025 FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. “Regarding the pit lane entry, the car’s speed was marginally higher than that of other cars in comparable situations, but the driver maintained full car control at all times and did not drive in a manner that could be considered unsafe. “While the Stewards consider that a greater reduction of speed would have been desirable under the circumstances, it is concluded that there is no evidence of a breach of the applicable regulations.Despite an investigation, Hamilton has not been given a grid penaltyGetty“Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.“Decisions of the Stewards are taken independently of the FIA and are based solely on the relevant regulations, guidelines and evidence presented.”Hamilton went on to finish sixth in qualifying, whilst former Mercedes teammate George Russell will start Sunday’s race on pole.How has Hamilton raced this season?Since making his shock move to Ferrari, Hamilton has been unable to replicate the quality that delivered seven Formula 1 world titles.He is yet to secure a podium finish for the Scuderia, with his teammate Charles Leclerc finishing third on four occasions.Hamilton’s best finish of fourth has come at the Emilia Romagna, Austrian and Great British Grands Prix.Hamilton will start Sunday’s race sixth on the gridGettyThe 40-year-old finished eighth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the last race having been knocked out in the second qualifying round.“I’m obviously so disappointed,” he said after. “Yesterday the car was feeling good, today there was a direction that we ended up going, which on paper looked like it was the best place for us to be.“Our pace had been good. We’d been progressing, I was feeling really on it, didn’t make any mistakes, didn’t see me down any exit routes. It was just that we didn’t have the right tyre on at the end.“It’s tough. Everyone ahead of me basically had the medium tyre on, but I lost a medium tyre in P2 due to run-plan schedule, and that put me on the back foot.”