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Three-Place Penalty for Hamilton after Räikkönen Qualifying Infraction

Lewis Hamilton has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix after being deemed by the stewards to have hampered Kimi Räikkönen during the opening segment of Qualifying on Saturday. The Mercedes AMG Motorsport driver had qualified on the front row alongside Charles Leclerc but will take a three-place drop on Sunday, promoting Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen to the front row and Valtteri Bottas and Lando Norris into third and fourth respectively. Speaking ahead of the penalty being handed out, Hamilton admitted he was not aware that the Alfa Romeo Racing driver was coming as he approached turn three, and despite making an attempt to get out of the way, it was...
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