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Lewis Hamilton Hit by Double Hungarian GP Demotion as Ferrari Nightmare Deepens
Lewis Hamilton’s Hungarian Grand Prix weekend ended in dramatic fashion after the Ferrari driver suffered another demotion that turned a promising weekend into a frustrating result.
Hamilton had looked set for a strong qualifying performance at the Hungaroring after narrowly missing out on pole position to Lando Norris. However, his hopes of starting from the front row were shattered when the FIA stewards ruled that he had unnecessarily impeded McLaren’s Oscar Piastri during the final qualifying session.
The decision handed Hamilton a three-place grid penalty, dropping him from second to fifth on the starting grid. The punishment also reshuffled the front of the field and dealt another blow to Ferrari’s hopes of challenging for victory.
Hamilton still fought his way through a difficult race and crossed the finish line in fourth place. But his problems were not over.
Ferrari revealed that Hamilton had exceeded the pit-lane speed limit by just 0.1 km/h after pressing the speed limiter slightly too early. The FIA subsequently imposed a five-second time penalty, which moved him down to fifth in the final classification, behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
The result was particularly painful for Hamilton because Ferrari had shown genuine pace throughout the Hungarian weekend. He had also topped the second practice session, raising expectations that the seven-time world champion could challenge at the sharp end of the field.
Instead, a combination of qualifying trouble, race incidents, strategy questions and the late penalty left Hamilton with a result that failed to match Ferrari’s potential.
Hamilton subsequently expressed his frustration with Ferrari’s strategy, describing the overall weekend as a poor outcome. The result also cost him valuable points in the championship battle as Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished on the podium behind race winner Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.
For Hamilton, the Hungarian GP therefore became a weekend of two separate demotions — first on the grid and then in the final results.
With the summer break now underway, Ferrari will have plenty to analyse. Hamilton, meanwhile, will be hoping the next race brings a clean weekend without penalties, strategic setbacks or costly mistakes.
The seven-time champion has shown that the pace is still there. The question is whether Ferrari can give him the consistency needed to turn that speed into results.