News Details
Verstappen punished by stewards after Sochi qualifying
Max Verstappen was handed a three-place grid penalty and two penalty points on his super licence after ignoring yellow flags during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver's grid drop is largely immaterial as he was already due to start from the back to a change of power unit and gearbox. Verstappen was found to have not slowed down sufficiently after Sergey Sirotkin spun in Q1, which brought out yellow flags at the end of the session. A three-place grid penalty takes Verstappen's total grid drops to 43, although he will start on the back row, alongside Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. Verstappen now has seven penalty points on his licence over a 12-month period, if...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from GPFans.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Max Verstappen over halfway towards ban after Russia...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is now over halfway towards a one-event...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Penalties for all Red Bull-backed cars and a McLaren
All four Red Bull-backed cars and a McLaren face grid penalties for the...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Red Bull boys forced gearbox change after FP3
Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will change gearboxes for the Russian...
7y ago from GPBlog.com
BREAKING: Verstappen handed 3-place grid penalty
Max Verstappen has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Russian...
7y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Fabio Quartararo: “When results are not coming, you...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia “closer or even ahead of Ducati” after...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Francesco Bagnaia reveals ‘glimmer of hope’ given...
Francesco Bagnaia revealed he has “a glimmer of hope” despite...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Enzo Fittipaldi hails ‘productive’ test with Arrow...
Enzo Fittipaldi completed an IndyCar test with Arrow McLaren last week,...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher is “very open” to exploring an...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WATCH: Alex Palou talks F1 dream, perfecting his craft...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Rinus VeeKay signs with Juncos Hollinger Racing for...
Juncos Hollinger Racing has announced that it has signed Rinus VeeKay for...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Lancia confirms 2026 WRC2 entry with the new Ypsilon...
Lancia will return to the World Rally Championship next year with the new...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
M-Sport favours new WRC car build over upgraded Rally2...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Mārtiņš Sesks and Nasser Al-Attiyah join M-Sport...
WRC Promoter, SafetyCulture and M-Sport Ford World Rally Team are...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Martins Sesks rejoins M-Sport for WRC Saudi Arabia...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Martin Keown names the 'ridiculous' Arsenal star that...
Arsenal legend Martin Keown has heaped praise onto Gabriel Magalhaes after...
16m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Thierry Henry's 3 favorites to win UCL revealed after...
French legend Thierry Henry has named Arsenal among his favorites for the...
16m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal latest: Are Gunners Champions League...
No description available...
6m ago from SkySports.com
Premier League Unsung Heroes XI - 2025/26 so far!
Which top performers are flying under the radar in the Premier League so...
9h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Alpine announce new driver signing as...
Alpine's World Endurance Championship (WEC) team... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
McLaren boss urges team to embrace Red Bull F1 title...
Andrea Stella has reminded McLaren that the... Read More »
36m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1 Fantasy: Surprise joint winners in Texas as McLaren...
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were surprise... Read More »
1h ago from GrandPrix247.com