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Infringement - Hamilton - Causing a Collision with Russell in Turn

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An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.

Outcome5 second time penalty - collision

Driver
Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
What happened
Causing a collision with Russell in turn 5
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…
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