Lewis Hamilton was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Hamilton acquired in the best way of Perez at Flip 9 throughout Q1 – forcing the Mexican to make use of two units of soppy tyres, placing him at an obstacle later in qualifying.
The seven-time world champion may solely qualify twelfth – however will drop three locations on the grid. He strikes again as much as 14th, the place he’ll begin the race, because of Alex Albon’s DQ.
Hamilton mentioned: “All of it went badly from the second the scenario with Perez occurred.
“I did my finest to get out of the best way, I used to be far to the left as doable, however timing was dangerous.”
Sergio Perez acquired his want for Hamilton to be punished, describing the stewards in 2024 as “actually strict” this yr.
The Purple Bull driver mentioned: ”He has tried his finest [to get out of the way] however sadly, we simply ended up within the incorrect [place] on the incorrect time.
“The stewards have been actually strict this yr, and I’ve acquired penalties for lots worse than that, so I do count on him to get a penalty, sadly.
“I believe he did the very best he may [to get out of the way], and there in all probability must be somewhat extra [margin given] in that regard, however it’s what it’s.”
The stewards famous: “The motive force of Automobile 44, being on an in lap, was knowledgeable by the group that Automobile 11 was approaching on a quick lap when he entered Flip 8. He then drove off line on the exit of Flip 8 with the intention to offer means for Automobile 11. Nonetheless, when Automobile 11 arrived, Automobile 44 had already entered Flip 9 and drove again in direction of the racing line on the exit of Flip 9, thereby clearly impeding Automobile 11.
“The Stewards decide that, while there was acceptable warning by the group and albeit the driving force tried to maneuver out of the best way, he may have slowed down extra so as to not impede the opposite automotive and subsequently take into account the impeding to be pointless within the sense of the laws. Subsequently a grid drop is utilized consistent with earlier selections.”