Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari driver says penalty in Mexico City GP against Max Verstappen was 'kind of nuts'

Lewis Hamilton says "it's kind of nuts" he was the only driver to receive a penalty for cutting a corner during the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Hamilton was given a 10-second time penalty for "leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage" in his feisty battle with Max Verstappen early in the race.

The pair went wheel to wheel through Turns 1 and 2, before Verstappen cut Turn 3 to take third place. On the run down to Turn 4, Hamilton tried to go around the outside of Verstappen but locked up, cut the corner and emerged ahead of the Red Bull driver.

"It felt like racing," said Hamilton, who went on to finish the race in eighth.

"I was fine there. It was just the cutting. Then I'm the only one to get a 10-second penalty. It was kind of nuts."

Hamilton faced two investigations for cuttin