Lewis Hamilton has been handed a three-place grid penalty following an impeding incident with Max Verstappen in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying.
The Ferrari driver was on a cool-down lap approaching Massanet with Verstappen on a flying lap, but was forced to abort following the near-miss.
Hamilton had been informed that Verstappen was on a slow lap by engineer Riccardo Adami, but this was a mistake, leading to the incident.
Hamilton ended the session in fourth place, which was due to be his highest starting position of the year for a grand prix.
However, the seven-time champion has been bumped back to seventh on the grid for Sunday's race.
His demotion sees Verstappen, Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso move up to fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
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