Lewis Hamilton’s penalty in Monte CarloTo the greater than four-tenths hole from Lando Norris’s pole place, three grid locations have been added on the finish of qualifying for impeding Max Verstappen in Q1. Thus, Lewis Hamilton’s Saturday on the Monaco GP changed into a giant disappointment after the FIA determined to impose the penalty on the Ferrari champion, ignoring Max Verstappen’s understanding phrases, the truth that Lewis Hamilton tried to remain as far left on the monitor as attainable, and particularly not contemplating that the pit wall error appeared linked to a technical downside with the Ferrari engineers’ screens.
As soon as once more, the “onerous line” gained, making the weekend even harder for the seven-time world champion, who should begin the race from seventh on the grid tomorrow. Even earlier than figuring out concerning the penalty, Hamilton had tried to clarify why his race engineer Riccardo Adami warned him about Max Verstappen behind him, solely to then say that the Dutch driver had stopped pushing. This was mistaken info, because the Pink Bull champion was nonetheless on his flying lap, aborted solely after being disturbed by the presence of Ferrari quantity 44.
What Sir Lewis stated“I don’t know,” Lewis Hamilton stated after the checkered flag of Q3 in Monte Carlo. “There was an issue with the pc display screen and mainly they instructed me Max was on a flying lap however then he disappeared they usually stated he wasn’t pushing anymore. That’s the data they gave me. They instructed me he was behind me so I moved apart however then they stated he was not there so I accelerated once more. I stayed all the way in which left however clearly Max nonetheless received distracted.”
The 40-year-old additionally spoke about his difficult strategy of adapting to the traits of the SF-25: “I’m getting there, little by little. I really feel that within the final race we made an excellent step ahead and in Monaco I felt extra snug with the automotive. I believe it’s a really completely different automotive from what I’ve had within the final 12 years. Charles has pushed this automotive for the final six years, and I’d say this weekend the training curve has been steep. However I’m fairly proud of how I recovered after the accident (in FP3, ed).”
Might 25, 2025
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