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Ferrari ‘paying the price’ for Hamilton mistake claims Vasseur
Ferrari F1 team principal Fred Vasseur expressed his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton’s 10-second time penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton, aiming for his first podium with Ferrari, lost out to Max Verstappen during a wheel-to-wheel battle. The penalty, resulting from Hamilton running off track and gaining an advantage, pushed him down to eighth place after a pit stop. Vasseur criticized the severity of the penalty, mentioning Hamilton was comfortable in third before the incident. Despite controversy, the FIA guidelines supported the penalty for leaving the track, unlike Verstappen’s similar instances. Ferrari, impacted by the penalty, climbed back to second in the constructors’ standings after the race.
