Lewis Hamilton will start at the back of the grid for Saturday's Interlagos F1 Sprint after it was deemed his rear wing and DRS infringed on the Formula 1 regulations. The internet and social media have been reacting to the news.
The announcement came around half an hour after Max Verstappen was given a fine for touching Hamilton's rear wing in parc ferme. Here's when the news broke
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Hamilton still has a penalty to serve
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Public Service
Max Verstappen got of a *little* lighter for touching Hamilton's rear wing in parc ferme...
Waiting with anticipation
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It was a long old wait for the verdict having found out the news of the investigation last night!
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What might happen at turn one?
Valtteri Bottas will now start on the front row alongside Max Verstappen for the sprint race and one user used The Simpsons to predict what might happen into turn one...
A fake title race and one of the laps of the season?
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Do you agree with this user?
Reverse grid anyone?
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Time to see if reverse grid sprints have got legs then…
The upshot for the Sprint is Verstappen starting P1, Hamilton from the back of the grid (as I expect the FIA will allow the damaged part to be fixed/replaced under parc ferme).
24 laps. Wherever Hamilton finishes, he still has a five-place grid penalty tomorrow #F1#BrazilGP
Lewis drove his heart out with one of his best performances of the year and something still costs him. That’s the story of the season, and it’s past the point of no return now. This season has been mostly depressing, fake tale of a close title battle, which is actually one sided