Hamilton: “I will probably be penalised”

Cold shower coming Penalties at the start and most likely also penalties at the end of the GP for Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari driver was sanctioned with a five-second penalty for jumping the start and now risks leaving the points zone because he did not respect a yellow flag dating back to the VSC triggered by Nico Hulkenberg’s technical knockout. If Hamilton were to receive even just a five-second penalty he would exit the points zone due to the group being compacted by the final SC made necessary by Max Verstappen’s off-track exit. “I’ve just been to the stewards – Hamilton told Sky – I can’t confirm anything, but I will most likely be penalised”. Over the radio, Hamilton said he hadn’t seen the yellow flag and from the images the penalty is inevitable, after all if the driver ‘anticipates’ it like this it’s because he knows there are no other possibilities. “I would have liked to complete the double – he added – the team worked fantastically and we must continue like this”.

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2026-07-05 16:25:00