Overview

• The FIA imposed the standard five-second sanction for multiple track-limits violations, dropping Lewis Hamilton behind Fernando Alonso in the final classification.
• Stewards cited breaches of Article 33.3 of the Sporting Regulations, Article 12.2.1(i) of the International Sporting Code, and the race director’s notes for Singapore.
• Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur said Hamilton faced brake problems from lap two or three, forcing extensive lift-and-coast management.
• Hamilton made a late second stop for soft tyres and tried to preserve a roughly 50-second buffer as braking performance deteriorated before finishing 0.4 seconds ahead on the road.
• Fernando Alonso fumed over team radio about safety and fairness, and officials did not pursue any separate investigation into unsafe driving beyond the track-limits penalty.