WATCH: Lewis Hamilton's disastrous move to overtake Carlos Sainz in Austrian Grand Prix

In the ongoing Austrian Grand Prix 2024, Mercedes driver and seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton finds himself under huge controversy. In the early moments of the Austrian GP 2024, Hamilton pushed hard to get ahead in the grid but soon found himself receiving penalties. 

Starting from P5 behind Carlos Sainz, Hamilton went on little outside the track on Turn 1 to get ahead of Carlos Sainz. He almost drove two laps ahead of Sainz before realizing his mistake. Once he learned that it might lead to some penalties for him Hamilton let Sainz cross him to make the status quo.

Here is the video: 

goodbye my podium dreams, hello beloved p5 pic.twitter.com/Th5LKcIAYP

— ana (@sextappen) June 30, 2024

Lewis Hamilton revives a 5-second penalty in Austria! 

However, things didn’t go well for Lewis Hamilton as he pitted but crossed the pit-lane entry line, leading to an investigation. Despite rejoining in sixth, he received a five-second penalty for the infraction. This setback complicates his race strategy.

Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso received a 10-second penalty for clipping Zhou Guanyu at turn 3, an aggressive move by the Spaniard. These penalties are significant, impacting their positions and overall race outcomes.

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