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Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for his first Italian Grand Prix as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver as a punishment for a pre-race yellow flag infringement at the Dutch Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton will receive a five-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver due to a yellow flag infringement at the Dutch Grand Prix. The stewards at Zandvoort investigated Hamilton for not respecting double waved yellow flag conditions near the pit entry before forming up on the grid. The safety of those on the grid and in the pitlane was cited for the double waved yellow flags at the circuit. Hamilton crashed out of the race, leading to the stewards announcing a grid penalty for the upcoming Monza event. The stewards acknowledged Hamilton’s reduction in speed under yellow flags but deemed it insufficient for a significant reduction, resulting in a five-place grid drop and two penalty points on his licence. Hamilton, despite the crash, viewed his Zandvoort weekend as a positive step forward over previous races and expressed disappointment at the result.
