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The Dutch GP stewards have deemed Lewis Hamilton at fault for impeding Sergio Perez during qualifying despite “appropriate warning” from his Mercedes team.
Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid penalty during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend for impeding Sergio Perez in Q1, forcing him to start 14th. Despite trying to move out of Perez’s path, Hamilton was deemed to have impeded him unnecessarily by the stewards at Turn 2. This incident led to Perez initially calling Hamilton an ‘idiot’ over team radio, but he later cooled down during media interactions. Hamilton expressed disappointment not only with the penalty but also with the loss of confidence in the car compared to Friday’s performance, attributing it to setup changes that didn’t work as expected. He described the car’s handling as difficult and stated that it was a nightmare to drive due to being “massively snappy” on that day.
