Hamilton risks dropping to the third row
Lewis Hamilton was summoned at 6:00 PM by the Stewards to explain what happened during the impeding incident at Turn 1 against Oscar Piastri at the end of Q3.
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“They told me just as Piastri was on the apex of the corner behind me – Hamilton’s words in the press conference – I had no idea he was coming.”
“I thought everyone had completed their lap and that Leclerc was the car behind me – Hamilton added – obviously it wasn’t intentional.”
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The three grid position penalty seems a given; if this sanction arrives, Hamilton would drop to the third row, starting from the fifth spot.
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