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Lewis Hamilton F1 Belgian GP penalty was completely justified, says former driver

Motorsport.comJuly 24, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


Formula 1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that the FIA stewards were completely justified in penalising Lewis Hamilton for his opening-lap collision with George Russell at the Belgian Grand Prix.Russell, who started from third at Spa-Francorchamps, suffered a sudden loss of electrical deployment off the line. As he was swamped by the pack, he was caught up in a collision with ...