Following the qualifying session for the 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, two top drivers were under investigation. It quickly became clear from the footage that Lewis Hamilton (second in Q3) would face a three-place grid penalty, the standard sanction for obvious obstruction of another driver.
As for Kimi Antonelli (fourth in Q3), in the absence of clearer evidence, it was necessary to await the stewards’ decision. The stewards also decided to impose a three-place grid penalty on the championship leader, ruling that there were sufficient mitigating circumstances to exempt him from the standard five-place penalty for failing to slow down sufficiently under yellow flags.
