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Infringement - Hamilton - Unnecessarily Impeding of Piastri
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix.
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next Sprint/Race in which the driver participates - impeding
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton unnecessarily impeded Piastri.
- Regulation cited
- Art. B4.1.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Piastri (Oscar Piastri), team representatives and reviewed video, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. At the approach to Turn 1, Hamilton was travelling at a significantly reduced speed on the racing line while Piastri was approaching on a push lap. The driver of Hamilton explained that he had just compl…
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