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Why the FIA let Verstappen’s middle finger fly
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02/03/2025 at 12:0902/03/2025 at 11:29 Max Verstappen’s middle finger salute to a member of the Williams team while rolling down the pitlane on Friday in Bahrain left many scratching their head wondering why the Dutchman had flipped the bird. But perhaps even more puzzling was the fact that the FIA gave the reigning world champion a free pass despite its shiny new ‘zero tolerance’ rules on driver decorum. However, it turned out that the Red Bull driver’s body language wasn’t a tantrum – but a cheeky hello gone rogue. A Gesture Gone Viral The FIA’s recent vow to clamp down on bad behavior had everyone braced for a penalty-point avalanche at...
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