Overview

• FIA stewards penalized Lewis Hamilton five seconds for leaving the track multiple times without a valid reason, moving him from seventh to eighth.
• Fernando Alonso, who finished 0.4 seconds behind on the road, criticized Hamilton’s late‑race driving and inherited P7 after the ruling.
• Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur said Hamilton managed braking problems from lap two or three and argued the reduced pace kept safety within limits.
• The McLaren start clash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was reviewed and classified as a racing incident with no further action.
• Nico Hülkenberg finished last after a spin behind Franco Colapinto, blaming unusually early braking ahead and Sauber’s rear downforce loss when following, with strategy and slow stops worsening the result.