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Carlos Sainz hit with grid penalty after best F1 qualifying of 2026

Carlos Sainz's milestone qualifying performance for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been undone after the Spaniard was hit with a five-place grid penalty.

Crash.net·5d ago

Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll hit with 45-place Azerbaijan GP grid penalty

Aston Martin duo will start at the back of the grid after being hit with engine penalties

Crash.net·Sep 5

Oscar Piastri loses P3 after penalty for impeding Liam Lawson in F1 Italian GP qualifying

Oscar Piastri has been hit with a grid penalty for impeding Liam Lawson in Italian Grand Prix qualifying.

espn.com·Aug 24

Monza: Antonelli to take grid penalty at home race

Mercedes has confirmed championship leader Kimi Antonelli will be hit with a grid penalty for taking an all-new power unit at his home grand prix at Monza.

motorsport.com·Jul 25

F1 fans argue Lewis Hamilton "can't catch a break" after Hungarian GP penalty

Formula 1 fans have argued that Lewis Hamilton 'cannot catch a break' after the seven-time champion was hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton was handed the penalty for impeding McLaren's Oscar Piastri during the final phase of qualifying. As Hamilton was going down the main straight at a reduced speed, he failed to move off the racing line to allow the ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Jul 25

Breaking: Lewis Hamilton hit with costly grid penalty after Hungary offence

Lewis Hamilton had qualified second for the Hungarian Grand Prix, but has been demoted three places.

motorsport.com·Jul 19

Carlos Sainz hit with grid penalty for F1 Belgian Grand Prix

Having outqualified Williams team-mate Alex Albon at Spa-Francorchamps, Carlos Sainz has been shuffled backwards by a 10-place grid penalty for taking on additional Formula 1 power unit components. Limits on how many individual power units and various peripheral elements drivers can use through a season form a key pillar of Formula 1's cost-control structure. Until the 2000s, there were no such ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Jul 18

Fernando Alonso latest F1 driver to be hit with Belgian GP grid penalty

The Aston Martin driver joins Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar and Lance Stroll.

Crash.net·Jul 18

Fourth F1 driver gets huge grid penalty for Belgian GP

Fernando Alonso becomes the fourth F1 driver to be hit with a grid penalty at Spa.

RacingNews365·Jul 16

Lando Norris hit with Belgium grid penalty as Red Bull remove wing after Max Verstappen crashes

Check out the biggest stories from Thursday, July 16th - Belgian Grand Prix media day - with the RacingNews365 Review!

RacingNews365·Jul 16

Lando Norris hit with grid penalty for Belgian Grand Prix

Lando Norris will start 10 places further back than he qualifies this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.

RacingNews365·May 24

Lance Stroll hit with grid penalty for home grand prix in Canada

It's another hit for Aston Martin in what has been a miserable weekend so far.