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Explained: Why Lewis Hamilton Was Given a 5-Second Penalty After the F1 Singapore GP
Hamilton received a five-second penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits despite brake failure, dropping him from seventh to eighth place behind Fernando Alonso at the Singapore GP.
- On Sunday at the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton suffered a front-left brake failure that forced multiple off-track excursions as he nursed his Ferrari, but a post-race five-second penalty dropped him from seventh to eighth behind Fernando Alonso.
- F1 stewards said the hearing revealed Hamilton left the track several times trying to manage a brakes issue, but this did not meet exemptions in the Driving Standards Guidelines.
- Hamilton was summoned to the stewards after Saturday's red-flag speeding probe, while Fernando Alonso erupted over team radio after finishing narrowly behind him.
- For Hamilton, the penalty compounded a difficult week as the five-second sanction cost him one position, promoting Fernando Alonso to seventh and reducing Ferrari's points.
- The calendar moves on with the United States Grand Prix on October 19 as Hamilton argued force majeure but stewards applied the usual penalty after his brake issue at Singapore.
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