What Ferrari told Lewis Hamilton before costly Oscar Piastri block in Hungary F1 qualifying
Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid penalty at the Hungarian Grand Prix for impeding Oscar Piastri during qualifying. Hamilton claimed he was unaware of Piastri's position due to confusing team radio communications regarding yellow flags.
Why it matters
Grid penalties significantly impact race outcomes in Formula 1, and this incident highlights the ongoing communication challenges between drivers and pit walls.
This is what was said between Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.
Hamilton qualified second but was demoted three places Prefer Crash.Net on Google See our stories more often Add Lewis Hamilton picked up a costly three-place grid penalty at the Hungarian Grand Prix after impeding Oscar Piastri in Formula 1 qualifying.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton was slapped with the three-place demotion from second place after the stewards deemed him guilty of blocking the McLaren driver at the end of Q3.
It marked Hamilton’s third penalty in the last three race weekends. The Ferrari driver was handed a five-second time penalty for a false start at Silverstone and hit with the same punishment for a first-lap collision with George Russell at Spa.
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