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During the opening session of qualifying he was caught on the outside of the track at Turn 9 as Perez approached on a fast lap.
The stewards deemed Hamilton impeded the Red Bull driver, who had to abort his lap, and issued him with a grid penalty.
“The driver of Car 44 [Hamilton], being on an in lap, was informed by the team that Car 11 [Perez] was approaching on a fast lap when he entered Turn 8,” the stewards’ statement said.
“He then drove off line at the exit of Turn 8 with the intention to give way for Car 11.
