Wherever Lewis Hamilton qualifies on his maiden appearance for Ferrari before its home fans at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, he will start at least five places further back.
He incurred the penalty during the run-up to last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, failing to slow down sufficiently for double waved yellow flags on a reconnaissance lap before the grid formed. The flags were not being displayed for any specific incident; drivers had been told by the race director that, owing to the nature of the track with its banked final corner, double yellows would be shown to all passing cars to ensure the safety of personnel on the grid.
