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Lewis Hamilton<\/a> felt it was “kind of nuts” that he got penalized at F1’s Mexican Grand Prix for track violations when several other drivers avoided similar.<\/p>\n Hamilton was given a costly 10-second penalty early in the race when he went straight on at Turn 4, rejoining ahead of Max Verstappen<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ferrari driver did not fully use the exit road to rejoin the track, although his penalty was given because he “gained a lasting advantage” over Verstappen and did not immediately give the place back.<\/p>\n The penalty dropped Hamilton down the order, turning a potential podium challenge into a disappointing eighth-place finish. “That’s such bulls—, man!” was Hamilton’s verdict on the radio immediately afterward.<\/p>\n At the start of the race Hamilton’s teammate Charles Leclerc<\/a> had stayed in front of him after cutting the Turn 1 chicane, while Verstappen himself had gone straight on and rejoined the circuit.<\/p>\n Neither was penalized, which the seven-time world champion alluded to after the race.<\/p>\n