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Lewis Hamilton hit with grid penalty, promoting Max Verstappen to front-row

Lewis Hamilton has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for blocking Kimi Raikkonen during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The championship leader impeded Raikkonen at Turn 2 during the opening part of qualifying, forcing the Finn to abandon the lap he was on. Raikkonen did however make it through to Q2 and then Q3, eventually qualifying seventh, whilst Hamilton went on to qualify second behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. The stewards though decided to impose a penalty of three places, meaning Hamilton drops down to fifth, promoting Max Verstappen to the front-row alongside Leclerc. Valtteri Bottas moves up to third with McLaren's Lando Norris securing fourth after...
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