Motor racing-Hamilton gets Monza grid drop after Ferrari double crash blow


Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - August 31, 2025 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton after crashing out during the race REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (Reuters) -Lewis Hamilton will have a five-place grid penalty for his first Italian Grand Prix at Monza as a Ferrari driver next weekend after he failed to slow sufficiently for warning flags at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

The penalty for the infringement while driving to the starting grid at Zandvoort capped a grim weekend for Formula One's oldest and most glamorous team in the run-up to their home race.

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