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Hamilton penalty, Belgian GP 20265s for collision with Russell
Outcome5 second time penalty - collision
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Causing a collision with Russell in turn 5
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 15 rulings in 2026: +10s ×8 · No action ×5 · +5s ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence. Approaching Turn 5 on the opening lap, Russell attempted an overtake around the outside of Hamilton and had established sufficient overlap to be entitled to racing room. Hamilton remained on the inside. During the corner, Hamilton experienced understeer and, despite attempting to avoid Russell by applying corrective steering, ma… full reasoning ↗
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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