Charles Leclerc has picked up one penalty point from the FIA stewards following his defence against George Russell in the Hungarian Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Ferrari driver was suffering from chassis damage, unbeknownst to him, as his pace worsened, as Russell closed in and mounted an attack for third place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Lap 61 of 70, Leclerc moved heavily to defend his position into the Turn 1 braking zone, leading to Russell to exclaim the Monegasque had moved under braking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mercedes easily scythed past the Ferrari in the same place on Lap 62, with Leclerc picking up a five-second time penalty for his trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the stewards have now decided that this was not punishment enough, with Leclerc being awarded one penalty point on his super licence for “erratic driving.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is his first point for the 12-month period.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Pierre Gasly finished 17th on the road, but was classified 19th and last for a 10-second time penalty for a collision with Carlos Sainz at Turn 4.<\/p>\n
For causing a collision, Gasly was awarded two penalty points, taking him to two for the 12-month period.\u00a0<\/p>\n