Austria does not like Hamilton: Grid penalty looms over the Briton

Updated: 18:17, 27 Jun 2025

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Lewis Hamilton has not had the the best of luck at the Austrian Grand Prix, or this season in general for that matter. Now his woes have once again compiled into something that could potentially derail his race weekend in Spielberg.

In the first part of FP2 at the Red Bull Ring, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was on a push lap, as Hamilton went slow between Turns 3 and 4. The Briton unaware of the Italian's presence due to potential miscomunication from the pitwall failed to leave room for the Italian to take the normal racing line causing him to back off.

Hamilton's Austrian GP future hangs in the balance

The incident was noted by the Stewards and will be investigated now that the session is over. Should he be found guilty simply of impeding, according to the FIA's penalty guidelines, he will be issued a warning.

However the Briton may receive a five-places grid penalty should the race offficials find that the incident was indeed dangerous or not.

Stewards callHamilton after Austrian Grand Prix

Here are the images of the near-miss incident

Antonelli's taking evasive action as he encounters a slow-moving Hamilton at Turn 4 😮#F1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/cRINXfAFIn
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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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