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2026 F1: Hamilton penalised, finishes fifth in Hungary

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Lewis Hamilton’s Hungarian Grand Prix weekend was marred continued to be plagued by multiple penalties. After a three‑place grid drop for impeding Oscar Piastri in qualifying, he was later called into the pits during a strategic Virtual Safety Car period at Ferrari’s direction. Hamilton later described the call as unnecessary, and the stop led to him exceeding ordered by Ferrari forced an extra pit‑lane entry. Hamilton exceeded the 80 km/h pit‑lane limit by 0.1 km/h, attracting a five‑second time penalty that demoted dropped him from fourth to fifth behind teammate Charles Leclerc and race winner place. Lando Norris. Norris claimed his twelfth career victory, finishing ahead of Max Verstappen finished second (second) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli third. (third). Charles Leclerc completed the race in fourth. Ferrari’s performance was described by team principal Frédéric Vasseur as a “missed opportunity” with “too many errors”, citing the VSC‑induced pit stop and an inconsistent car setup. Hamilton criticised the stewards on team radio, calling the sanctions “crazy”, while Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur acknowledged multiple strategic “penalties like crazy” and procedural errors, including questioning the miscommunication that contributed to necessity of the infringement. extra VSC stop. The penalties marked Hamilton’s incident marks the fourth consecutive race with a sanction and his second in two days, which Hamilton has received a penalty, further denting his points haul as he entered the event remains 45 points behind championship leader Antonelli. Ferrari gained one constructor point over Mercedes despite the setbacks. setbacks, while the penalty saga adds to the broader narrative of strategic missteps and regulatory scrutiny at the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix.

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  1. 2026-07-26 20:05 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton penalised, finishes fifth in Hungary
  2. 2026-07-26 18:58 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton penalised, finishes fifth in Hungary
  3. 2026-07-26 16:32 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton penalised, finishes fifth in Hungary
  4. 2026-07-26 16:23 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton racked with penalties in Hungary
  5. 2026-07-26 15:44 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton faces multiple penalties in Hungary
  6. 2026-07-26 00:51 UTC 2026 F1: Hamilton gets grid penalty in Hungary

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