Hamilton penalty, Vasseur: “The sensors say the car didn’t move”

The penalty for Lewis Hamilton The two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were the protagonists of an excellent start at the British Grand Prix, so much so that they overtook Andrea Kimi Antonelli and moved into the first two positions in the standings.
But the review of the images relating to the start shot highlighted an early movement by Lewis Hamilton, hence the investigation and the 5 second penalty to be served at the Ferrari Englishman’s first pit stop. The infringement for the FIA From the stewards’ document this was the reconstruction of what happened: “After the third red light came on, and before the starting signal was given, car #44 moved. This was clearly visible from the on-boards using the Pirelli writing on the tires as a reference point, which moved before all the lights had gone out. The fact that the movement was limited does not erase the infringement. Any movement in that interval constitutes a false start/a movement before the starting signal”. Ferrari’s version Speaking to journalists at the end of the British Grand Prix, Frederic Vasseur – Ferrari team principal – was asked for his opinion on the infringement: “The sensors say that the car did not move on the grid. Then it is true that from the video you can see the tire mark moving by just 42 millimetres, but it is not up to me to judge. I find it a tough decision when the sensors do not detect movement. But on the other hand the commissioners do not comment on their decisions, so we have to accept it,” explained the French manager in the statements collected by AutoMoto and RacingNews365.

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2026-07-06 08:00:00