Overview
- Stewards found him wholly responsible for an opening‑lap collision with Franco Colapinto and issued a five‑second penalty.
- Floor damage from the contact left his SF‑25 undriveable, prompting Ferrari to retire the car mid‑race to protect mileage.
- Hamilton apologized to colleagues for his poor qualifying and said he is trying to stay positive, insisting the team will not give up.
- The race completed a double DNF for Ferrari after Charles Leclerc was taken out in a separate incident, dropping the team in the constructors' race.
- Hamilton remains without a grand prix podium for Ferrari and trails Leclerc by 66 points in the championship.