McLaren’s Hamilton Loses Spanish Grand Prix Pole for Fuel Foul

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was dropped from pole position for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix for not returning to the pits after his qualifying run, race officials said in a statement on the Formula One website.

Hamilton topped today’s qualifying but stopped on the track in order to leave the sufficient amount of fuel in his tank for post-race testing.

Pastor Maldonado of Williams, who qualified second fastest, will now start on the pole, with Hamilton dropped to the back of the grid, officials said.

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