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BREAKING: Hamilton confirms Austria grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton was hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix after being found to have unfairly blocked Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying. Hamilton qualified second-fastest at the Red Bull Ring, but will start Sunday's race in fifth. The Mercedes man was caught out on a slow lap in Q1 as Raikkonen caught him at Turn 2, Hamilton trying to rectify the situation by hitting the throttle and going off-track. Article continues under video An unimpressed Raikkonen passed him with a one-fingered salute, and the stewards were similarly unimpressed, punishing Hamilton even though the Alfa Romeo man made it through the segment and to sixth on the grid. Looks like we can confirm this,...
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