UPDATE: Verstappen handed 5s penalty, loses 3rd place!
Stewards reviewed the VSC restart and deemed Max Verstappen had breached the minimu time as ascribed by the VSC rules. This reduces his lead int he championship to 44 points.
“Article 56.5 states in part ‘All cars must also be above this minimum time when the FIA light panels change to green.’ The driver was 0.63 seconds below the minimum time at VSC End when the FIA light panels changed to green. This indicates a sporting advantage gained under VSC.
“The driver explained that as he was awaiting VSC to end and he got the notification that he was below the minimum time, he attempted to correct the error but failed to do so by the point that the panels turned green.
“This is a breach and the standard penalty is applied for the advantage gained at that time. The net effect of this put the driver ahead of where he was at the start of the VSC and not as a result of the car in front falling back.”
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri led a one, two finish ahead of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in the Formula 1 Sprint race in Brazil. The win moves Norris to within 45 points of Verstappen in the Driver’s Championship ahead of Sunday’s grand prix.
The Sprint exposed a narrow racing line, a bumpy re-surfaced track and some question marks as to how much passing might be achievable on Sunday. Ferrari, coming off two wins on the trot, seemed to lose some of their pace in Brazil while McLaren and Red Bull seemingly have found pace.
Sprint Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 24 | 29:46.045 | 8 |
2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 24 | +0.593s | 7 |
3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 24 | +5.656s | 6 |
4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 24 | +6.497s | 5 |
5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 24 | +7.224s | 4 |
6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 24 | +12.475s | 3 |
7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 24 | +18.161s | 2 |
8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 24 | +18.717s | 1 |
9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 24 | +20.773s | 0 |
10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 24 | +24.606s | 0 |
11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 24 | +29.764s | 0 |
12 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 24 | +33.233s | 0 |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 24 | +34.128s | 0 |
14 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 24 | +35.507s | 0 |
15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 24 | +41.374s | 0 |
16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 24 | +43.231s | 0 |
17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 24 | +54.139s | 0 |
18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 | +56.537s | 0 |
19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 | +57.983s | 0 |
NC | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 19 | DNF | 0 |
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