Lewis Hamilton was damned by his own data at the Dutch Grand Prix as he went through a double-waved yellow on a recon lap to the grid only 20kph slower than he’d tackled that same zone into the pit entry in the practice sessions, and without yellow flags.

That, declared the FIA, was not “significantly” reducing his speed, thus hitting the Ferrari driver with a five-place grid penalty for the next race, Ferrari’s home event at Monza.

Lewis Hamilton has a grid penalty for Monza

Hamilton lined up on the grid at the Dutch Grand Prix already under investigation for failing to respect yellow flags during his laps to the grid.

The FIA stewards announced it would be a post-race investigation, one of five as four other drivers – including Max Verstappen and Lando Norris – had been cited for de

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