Sports · 25 July 2026
Lewis Hamilton gets a three-place grid penalty for blocking Oscar Piastri
Photo: Martin Lee from London, UK (CC BY SA 4.0)
The 41-year-old originally secured second behind McLaren driver Lando Norris during Saturday's qualifying session at the Hungaroring. He got in the way at the first corner while driving slowly, forcing the Australian off the track to abandon his fast lap. Race officials rejected his excuse about a late radio warning, meaning Ferrari's Charles Leclerc inherits his place on the front row.
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