F1: Max Verstappen handed two reprimands but no grid drop


Red Bull's Max Verstappen during practice

Formulation One F1 – Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay Road Circuit, Singapore – September 16, 2023 Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen throughout follow REUTERS/Caroline Chia

SINGAPORE–Pink Bull’s double Formulation One world champion Max Verstappen was handed two reprimands within the house of 1 qualifying session however escaped a grid drop on the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.

The championship chief, who has gained the final 10 races however certified a stunning eleventh, confronted three stewards’ inquiries for alleged impeding after a nightmare underneath the Marina Bay floodlights.

Stewards gave him his first reprimand of the season for unnecessarily impeding vehicles exiting the pitlane, the Dutch driver ready some 14 seconds to create a spot to the vehicles in entrance.

The second was for impeding AlphaTauri stablemate Yuki Tsunoda, with the consultant of the Pink Bull-owned sister staff selecting to not attend the listening to.

Verstappen was cleared completely of impeding Williams’ Logan Sargeant after the American informed stewards he didn’t imagine the champion was at fault.

Pink Bull was fined 5,000 euros ($5,300) for the Tsunoda incident.

Carlos Sainz took pole place for Ferrari. Sainz’s lap of 1:30.984 seconds pipped the Mercedes of George Russell by 0.072 seconds and the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was third, 0.007 seconds additional again.



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