Overview

• Lewis Hamilton was dropped from seventh to eighth after the FIA imposed a five-second penalty for leaving the circuit multiple times in the closing laps.
• Officials said telemetry, video, radio and in-car footage showed four track-limits breaches in quick succession, and neither Ferrari nor Hamilton contested the decision.
• Fernando Alonso, who finished 0.4s behind on the road, moved up to seventh and had questioned over team radio whether it was safe for Hamilton to continue with failing brakes.
• Hamilton had pitted for softs, passed Charles Leclerc and chased Andrea Kimi Antonelli before a rapid front-brake issue forced him to slow, cede position back to Leclerc and use run-offs.
• Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur said the car was managed on the safe side and that Hamilton’s race had been compromised early, even as the late penalty altered the final classification and points.