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Stewards explain Leclerc’s penalty for passing Hamilton went both went off | Formula 1

Charles Leclerc received a five-second time penalty from race officials following a first-lap incident at the Mexican Grand Prix where he took the lead from teammate Lewis Hamilton. Both drivers had driven off-track at the fourth turn while fighting for position, prompting the stewards to penalize Leclerc for failing to return a gained position as outlined in a pre-race drivers briefing warning.

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