After the end of Brazilian GP sprint race argued this Saturday, the The FIA stewards announced a 5 second penalty for Max Verstappen.
The current world champion has violated car safety regulations by not following the ‘delta’ time set during the ‘Virtual Safety Car’ that occurred in the final laps.
The Dutch driver crossed the finish line in third position, but a 5-second penalty gave Leclerc third place and left the Dutchman in fourth position. In this way, Max Verstappen goes from being able to add 6 points in the sprint race to finally taking 5. That removes one point against his rival for the World Championship, Lando Norris.
In this way, Lando Norris, who won the sprint race because his teammate Piastri gave him the win, achieved 8 points to the 5 won by Max. Thus, the British driver from McLaren subtracted 3 World Championship points from Norris, reducing his deficit in the World Championship. from 47 points to 44 before this Sunday’s race and another 3 Grand Prix until the end of the season.
Source: La Verdad
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