Hamilton might drop to third row
Lewis Hamilton narrowly missed pole position in Hungarian GP Qualifying, but risks having to start from the third row of the grid.
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The Ferrari driver, in fact, hindered Oscar Piastri in Turn 1 immediately after completing his second attempt in Q3.
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur commented on the episode to Sky: “Hamilton at risk of penalty? Yes, we told him too late and he couldn’t do anything, he was already in the middle of the corner. There was a yellow flag, but he didn’t receive the signal.”
“If the penalty arrives, our strategy will not change because Leclerc will still move up one position – added Vasseur – moreover, with these rules you never know where you will finish the first lap regardless of the starting position“.
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