http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7029797.stmHamilton cleared after Japan rowHamilton has been upset by the whole saga since Japan
Lewis Hamilton will not be punished for alleged erratic driving behind the safety car in the Japanese Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old had been under investigation and at risk of losing the 10 points for his race win in Fuji.
But the FIA has ruled Hamilton will not be penalised following an accident where Sebastian Vettel crashed into Mark Webber in appalling conditions.
And Vettel has had a 10-place penalty on the starting grid for Sunday's Chinese GP replaced with a reprimand.
The ruling leaves Hamilton on the verge of winning the championship in his debut season, as he takes a 12-point lead over McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso into the final two races.
Hamilton, Vettel and Webber and their team officials reported to stewards at the Chinese Grand Prix.
They watched parts of the Japan race, including amateur video of the accident which had appeared on video-sharing website YouTube.
Common sense has prevailed
Following that meeting, the stewards stated: "The involvement of Lewis Hamilton in this incident has been considered in the light of the evidence given by him, his team manager and in particular all other parties present and no penalty is imposed on him."
Earlier on Friday Hamilton had expressed his disillusionment over the whole saga, which erupted after Webber accused him of doing a "bad job" behind the safety car, which was employed because of the wet weather.
Red Bull driver Webber was knocked out of the race by Toro Rosso's Vettel when they were following Hamilton and the Australian believes Hamilton braked excessively behind the safety car on lap 45.
Hamilton said: "If I've been in the wrong, I've been the first to put my hand up, or apologise at least.
"And I don't mind being given a penalty but there's been some real strange situations this year where I'm made to look the bad person.
"If this is the way it's going to keep going it's not somewhere I want to be.
Surely this could all have been decided yesterday, when Toro Rosso made their appeal"
"I had a good weekend, I didn't put a foot wrong. I didn't do anything to put anyone else in danger.
"I just think it's a real shame for the sport. Formula One is supposed to be about hard, fair competition.
"That's what I've tried to do this year, just be fair."
BBC 5Live's David Croft has questioned why the ruling was so long in coming.
He said: "The three-man panel studied the new evidence and decided it added little to their original film.
"So why the delay? Surely this could all have been decided yesterday, when Toro Rosso made their appeal.
"To leave it 24 hours before interviewing the drivers, keeping Hamilton in particular waiting in limbo on such a critical weekend, appears unnecessary at the very least.
"It is situations like this that have left the British driver frustrated by the politics of F1."
