Lewis Hamilton attracted the ey of Sergio Perez with a controversial incident during qualifying on Saturday do Lewis Hamilton's start to the Dutch Grand Prix has gone from bad to worse with the seven-time world champion picking up a three- Place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Perez during q1 he will start Sunday's race from p15 on the grid. the pair converged on track in q1 with the ladder on a flying lap Hamilton attempted to stay out of Perez's Way by hugging the left hand side of the track despite his best efforts he impeded the Red Bull racer who duly fumed on the radio with the f as this idiot doing the incident was then noted and placed under investigation with Hamilton summoned to the stewards after the session to defend himself for his part Perez was adamant that the Brit deserved a penalty although he did acknowledge his Rivals attempts to stay out of the way dot after chatting with the Mercedes driver the stewards gave their verdict after a lengthy wait despite trying his best to avoid blocking Perez Hamilton picked up a three Place grid penalty dot the penalty verdict comes with plenty of controversy for Hamilton it was a case of wrong place wrong time as there was nothing the brick could have done to avoid affecting Perez