Overview

• The penalty follows a pre-race reconnaissance lap at Zandvoort where double waved yellows were displayed at the final corner before pit entry.
• FIA and team telemetry showed Hamilton entered the yellow-flag sector about 20kph slower than practice, eased throttle by roughly 10–20%, and lifted and braked 70 metres earlier.
• Stewards ruled the reduction did not meet the requirement to reduce speed significantly, and that pit-entry speed was not greatly reduced under Article 44.1.
• Guidelines call for a 10-place drop for such infringements, but stewards applied mitigation to five places after noting an attempt to slow.
• The sanction will be served at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, meaning Hamilton cannot start higher than sixth.