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Valtteri Bottas has been given a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix for causing the first-lap crash in Hungary.
Bottas made a poor start then lost control behind Lando Norris under braking for the first corner in damp conditions at the Hungaroring.
He hit the McLaren from behind and sent Norris skittling into Max Verstappen, while Bottas subsequently clattered the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Perez was eliminated on the spot, Verstappen continued with a broken car while Norris made it back to the pits but did not rejoin the race after the red flag because his car was too damaged.
The stewards said they took into consideration the track conditions but found Bottas “fully to blame for the collision”.
They have given Bottas a five-place grid penalty for the next round at Spa after the summer break, and awarded him two licence penalty points.
The same verdict beckoned for Lance Stroll, who had mounted the inside kerb at Turn 1 and was deemed “fully to blame” for taking himself and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc out of the race.
