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F1 · The Race · July 27, 2026 · 60 sec read
Why is Hamilton picking up so many penalties?

Lewis Hamilton collects fourth penalty in three F1 races at Hungary GP

— The Oogway View

Four penalties across four races sounds alarming, but the article makes clear these are largely unconnected events — a jump start, a racing incident call, a qualifying impeding offence, and a pitlane speed breach by 0.06 km/h. The one thread running through them is that Hamilton keeps putting himself in marginal situations, and under zero-tolerance stewarding, marginal situations cost points. Vasseur's breakdown of the Hungary pitlane penalty is particularly instructive: a locked wheel in the box triggered a chain reaction of small errors that ended with the limiter released a fraction too early. Hamilton himself draws no conspiracy, accepts fault where it exists, and the article's conclusion is measured — only the speeding penalty clearly traces back to over-ambition in a title fight.

— The Story

Lewis Hamilton says he must stop giving the FIA stewards "any reason" to give him penalties, after his fourth sanction in three Formula 1 weekends at the Hungarian Grand Prix.Hamilton was handed a fiv