Stewards reveal verdict on second Verstappen incident at the Japan GP

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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
The stewards handed Franco Colapinto a warning after impeding Max Verstappen in FP2.
Earlier today, the first investigation, which involved Lewis Hamilton, concluded with no further action because Verstappen also deemed that situation not to be dangerous.
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After FP2, Colapinto was handed a warning in Suzuka for impeding the Red Bull Racing driver.
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The stewards' decision on the Verstappen-Colapinto incident
The report concludes: "The Stewards determined that the Driver of Car 43 unnecessarily impeded Car 3 and impose the usual penalty for such an infringement in a Free Practice session of a warning."

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