Lewis Hamilton's 8th World Championship campaign took another hit as he is now behind the frontrunner Kimi Antonelli by 50 points. Before the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari's Hamilton was 45 points behind—still a large gap but the seven-time world champion had the opportunity to close the difference over the weekend.
Aside from Mercedes' Antonelli, penalties have been Hamilton's biggest obstacle this season. He qualified P2 over the weekend, but had to slide down to P5 after being handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Antonelli was down at P7 as he was also handed the same penalty for a different offence.
