The FIA has announced an investigation into Max Verstappen at the end of F1 Azerbaijan GP 2024 this Sunday.
The Dutch driver finished 5th, 8.370 ahead of Fernando Alonso, who was 6th. However, when he crossed the finish line, he did not remember that there was a ‘virtual safety car’ on the track that was supposed to escort the cars to the parc ferme.
The leader of the World Championship acted as at any other end of the race and stood parallel to Lando Norris and George Russell to congratulate them and congratulate them on the race, and eventually overtake them.
However, this time, it violated the regulations, because if there is a safety car on the track or a ‘virtual safety car’, it is absolutely forbidden to parallel another car or overtake it.
Alonso can get a position
If Max Verstappen receives a 10 second penalty for this failure, that means the Dutchman will hand over 5th position to Fernando Alonso and will lose two important points in the fight for the championship, now leading by a 59-point margin over Norris with 7 races remaining and with a worse car than the Englishman.
It will be necessary to see if the administrators are more tolerant of Max in that action, considering that it took place when the race was over, or if they decided to strictly apply the regulations despite the fact that in the first think his action is not. seems dangerous to anyone.
Source: La Verdad
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