SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov 18 – World champion Lewis Hamilton was handed a five second penalty by the race stewards for causing an accident.
Hamilton was deemed by the stewards to be predominantly at fault for sending Albon into a spin when trying to overtake the Red Bull driver for P2 in the final, chaotic stages of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The decision means that Hamilton has dropped from P3 to P7 and McLaren’s Sainz now completes the podium alongside race winner Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly.
Hamilton has also had two penalty points added to license.
