Charles Leclerc has had one penalty point added to his F1 superlicence after the FIA gave the Ferrari driver a five-second penalty for \u2018erratic driving\u2019 at the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Leclerc endured a frustrating race in Budapest on Sunday, slipping from pole position to fourth despite comfortably leading the first stint of the race.<\/p>\n
Charles Leclerc handed penalty point for \u2018erratic driving\u2019 at Hungarian Grand Prix<\/p>\n
The Ferrari driver was accused of moving under braking by Mercedes\u2019 George Russell as the pair battled over third place behind the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n
Leclerc was handed a five-second penalty for his aggressive defence, with the punishment having no effect on his finishing position in Hungary given his comfortable gap to Fernando Alonso in fifth place.<\/p>\n
The FIA has announced that Leclerc has also been given a penalty points on his superlicence, putting the Ferrari star on one penalty point for the current 12-month window<\/a>.<\/p>\n Analysis: Hungarian Grand Prix<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Hungarian GP conclusions: Hamilton shock factor, Verstappen investigation, Piastri raises Norris<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Winners and losers from the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n Under F1\u2019s penalty system, drivers automatically trigger a one-race ban if they accumulate 12 penalty points within a 12-month period.<\/p>\n Kevin Magnussen, the former Haas star, became the first driver to be banned under the system \u2013 originally introduced in 2014 \u2013 last season.<\/p>\n The stewards\u2019 verdict in Hungary read: \u201cThe Stewards reviewed video, telemetry and in-car video evidence.<\/p>\n \u201cCar 63 moved to overtake Car 16 on the inside into Turn 1. Car 16 moved towards Car 63 on the main straight before braking and subsequently moved a second time, now under braking, nearly causing a collision with Car 63.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Stewards consider both moves combined to constitute erratic driving.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Stewards took into account that Car 63 succeeded in overtaking Car 16 and that there was no contact and in these circumstances apply a less severe penalty than might have been applied in different circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc: Ferrari head-to-head scores for F1 2025<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 2025: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 2025: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking to media including PlanetF1.com in the immediate aftermath of Sunday\u2019s race, Leclerc acknowledged that his defensive tactics<\/a> were \u201con the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n And he could not resist a quip about Russell, commenting that he expected the Mercedes driver to be \u201cquite vocal\u201d with his complaints over team radio as usual.<\/p>\n Leclerc said: \u201cI knew I was on the limit.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have much [of an] opinion about it. I felt like I moved before braking and then I braked, obviously angling my car towards the apex, which is normally what I do.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I can imagine George being quite vocal on the radio. It\u2019s normally the case.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Charles Leclerc and George Russell from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Charles Leclerc news<\/a><\/p>\n