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Hamilton: Totally deserved the penalty

FIA race stewards handed Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton a three-place grid penalty for impeding in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, meaning that pole-winning Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will be joined by Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the front row of the grid for the race on Sunday. The sanction means Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, last year’s winner, will now start alongside Ferrari’s pole sitter Charles Leclerc. Stewards ruled Hamilton had impeded Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen in the first phase of qualifying. The Briton was also handed one penalty point, his first of the 12 months period. Five times champion Hamilton is leading teammate Valtteri Bottas by 36 points...
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