During the Hungarian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc and Zhou Guanyu both received five-second penalties for different infringements.
Leclerc’s penalty was for breaking the pit lane speed limit by 0.7 km/h. While this usually results in a fine for the team during free practice sessions, it comes with a five-second penalty during the race. Unfortunately for Leclerc, this penalty had significant consequences as George Russell finished within five seconds of him at the end of the race, allowing Russell to move up to sixth place and demoting Leclerc to seventh.
Zhou’s penalty, on the other hand, came at the start of the race. After a poor start, Zhou braked too late going into Turn 1 and made contact with Daniel Ricciardo, who then collided with Esteban Ocon. The incident ultimately led to a double DNF for the Alpine team. The stewards found Zhou in violation of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 d) of the FIA International Sporting Code and handed him a five-second penalty. Additionally, Zhou received two penalty points on his superlicence for the incident, bringing his total penalty points to four in the last 12 months. Zhou finished 16th in the race for Alfa Romeo.
