Hamilton and Antonelli handed grid penalties for Hungarian Grand Prix
The starting order for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix has been reshuffled after Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli were given grid penalties.
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli have both been struck with three-place grid penalties for the Hungarian Grand Prix after separate incidents in the final qualifying session.
Hamilton appeared set to claim a record-extending 10th pole position at the Hungaroring before Lando Norris snatched that away by finishing his final lap 0.012 seconds faster.
But the seven-time world champion will now start the race in fifth following an incident involving Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri late into the session.
After completing his final lap, Hamilton slowed down as he crossed the line and appeared to impede Piastri heading into the first corner as the Australian began his final attempt.
That initially dropped Hamilton behind championship leader Antonelli, who had originally qualified in fourth, before the Italian was also summoned to the stewards after qualifying.
And Antonelli suffered the same fate as the seven-time world champion after failing to slow sufficiently for yellow flags when Red Bull's Max Verstappen spun at the last corner.
Hamilton and Antonelli's penalties have seen the order reshuffled for Sunday's race, with Charles Leclerc promoted to the front row alongside reigning world champion Norris.
Piastri and Verstappen will start third and fourth, respectively, just ahead of Hamilton. George Russell is in sixth, with Antonelli one place behind him after his demotion.
But both Hamilton and Antonelli may hold on to some hope of getting another race win under their belts, given the recent results at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The last five winners of the race have all started outside pole position, while no other driver has won around the Hungaroring more times in Formula One history than Hamilton (eight).
Speaking before the penalty was confirmed, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said any blame fell on the team and not Hamilton.
"We told him [about Piastri], but it was far too late," he told Sky Sports. "If there's a mistake, it's our mistake."
Hamilton himself said soon after qualifying: "I was told literally that he was at the apex behind me, so I had no idea he was coming.
"I thought everyone came out behind me. I was the first out, so I thought everyone had finished the lap.
"I think Charles was coming up behind me when I left the pit lane, as far as I was aware. Crazy, because it had been clean, and obviously it wasn't intentional."
However, Ferrari's loss is certainly McLaren's gain, and they will be looking to win consecutive races around the circuit for the first time since between 2007 and 2009.












