Lewis Hamilton has been relegated from second to fifth on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid after a penalty for blocking McLaren's Oscar Piastri at the end of qualifying. <p>Hamilton lost out on pole position to Lando Norris in the other McLaren by the narrowest of margins after failing to improve his provisional-pole time, but then soon found himself placed under investigation by stewards for an incident involving the other McLaren.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13564140/hungarian-gp-2026-dates-schedule-weather-uk-start-time-and-how-to-watch-or-stream-f1-race-at-hungaroring-live-on-sky-sports"><strong>Hungarian GP: UK schedule and how to watch on Sky Sports</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/standings">F1 2026 standings</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/schedule-results">F1 2026 Calendar</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog/12433/12466779/f1-news-rumours-and-gossip-formula-1-latest-updates-on-teams-driver-transfer-market-and-contracts">F1 Gossip Column</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ContentPromo" target="_blank"><strong>Download the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more</strong></a><strong>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? </strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Get Sky Sports</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>stream with no contract on NOW</strong></a><strong>📺</strong></li></ul><p>Hamilton had been the first of the leading drivers to complete his final lap – positioning he was left surprised by – and as he slowed down once he crossed the line, he appeared to block Piastri through Turn One as the McLaren started its final timed attempt behind him.</p><p>Stewards summoned both drivers after qualifying to review the incident and ultimately judged that Hamilton had unnecessarily impeded Piastri, handing him a three-place demotion.</p><p>As it stands, the penalty promotes Hamilton's Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc to second place on Sunday's grid behind Norris, world championship leader Kimi Antonelli moves up to third and Piastri to fourth.</p><p>Antonelli, though, is the subject of a separate stewards' investigation over an alleged failure to slow for yellow flags when Max Verstappen spun on his final Q3 lap at the final corner.</p><widget id="5"></widget><p>Speaking before the penalty was confirmed, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said any blame fell on the team and not Hamilton.</p><p>Vasseur told <em>Sky Sports F1</em>: "We told him [about Piastri] but it was far too late.</p><p>"If there's a mistake, it's our mistake."</p><p>More to follow…</p><h3><a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13564140/hungarian-gp-2026-dates-schedule-weather-uk-start-time-and-how-to-watch-or-stream-f1-race-at-hungaroring-live-on-sky-sports">Sky Sports F1's Hungarian GP schedule</a></h3> <widget id="2"></widget><p><strong>Sunday July 26</strong><br />7.35am: F3 Feature Race<br />9.05am: Porsche Supercup<br />10.20am: F2 Feature Race<br />12.30pm: Hungarian GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday*<br /><strong>2pm: THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX*</strong><br />4pm: Hungarian GP reaction: Chequered Flag*<br />5pm: Ted's Notebook*</p><p><em>*Also on Sky Sports Main Event</em></p><p><strong>Formula 1 is in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix with Sunday's race at 2pm and build-up from 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">Stream Sky Sports with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime</a></strong></p>
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