The decisive scene
Hamilton Lap 56 VSC hard-to-soft stop
The tyre switch surrendered podium track position at a circuit with a very-high track-position premium, while the later five-second speeding penalty was a separate execution loss.
Featured decision read: BAD
Ferrari's call
Ferrari stopped Hamilton from running P2 at that moment under the VSC, replacing a 26-lap hard with soft. After appearing temporarily shown P3 in the Lap 57 order, he returned Antonelli’s position and ran P4 once the order was corrected on Lap 58.
Why the answer stays bounded
Hamilton’s hard had completed 26 laps with 14 remaining, the VSC reduced time lost by pitting, and the exact moment the driver had to choose pit lane and the timing at pit exit are unavailable.