Damon Hill reacts after discovering Lewis Hamilton picked up a grid penalty for Ferrari’s home F1 race

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It was a miserable weekend for Ferrari at the Dutch Grand Prix after both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the race.

Hamilton crashed after he lost control of his car early in the race, exiting the banking at Turn 3, and swiped the barriers which broke his front suspension.

It capped off a difficult weekend for the seven-time world champion, after he spun twice in practice and was beaten by Leclerc in qualifying.

Things went from bad to worse for Hamilton after the race, as he must now serve a grid penalty at the next race, which takes place in Monza, the home Grand Prix for Ferrari.

Damon Hill reacted to the news on social media website Instagram, with the former F1 driver giving his thoughts on the penalty.

Damon Hill gives a five-word reaction to Lewis Hamilton’s Italian GP penalty

Hamilton was handed a five-place grid penalty by the stewards after being found to have been speeding in a double yellow flag zone.

The incident itself happened before the race during the reconnaissance lap, with Hamilton failing to slow exiting Turn 14 as he approached the grid.

Although he was peeling off into the pits, the regulations require drivers to drive into pit entry at a “greatly reduced speed” and the stewards also felt that Hamilton had not “significantly” reduced his speed in the yellow flag zone.

Reacting to the news that Hamilton will start five places further back on the grid at Ferrari’s home race in Monza, Hill said: “You can’t make it up!”

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Leclerc was running in the top five when he was taken out by Andrea Kimi Antonelli following an ambitious move by the Mercedes driver at the banked Turn 3.

As the pair came off the banking, Antonelli tagged the rear of Leclerc which sent the Ferrari into the barriers, wiping out the rear suspension and his front wing.

Antonelli was handed a 10-second time penalty for his collision with Leclerc by the stewards, which dropped him to P16 at the chequered flag, while Leclerc was forced to retire on the spot.

There are fears that Antonelli could be booed by the Tifosi at his home race, and this collision with Leclerc will not make his case any stronger.