Verstappen to stewards in Japan; pole position in jeopardy

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09:20, 08 Oct 2022

Max Verstappen may have to hand in his pole position. The Red Bull Racing driver has to go to the stewards to explain his near-touché with Lando Norris in Q3.

Verstappen said he wanted to accelerate to get more temperature in his cold tyres. It caused quite a moment for Verstappen, so at the stewards, the world champion may go and explain exactly what happened and why.

At 17:00 local time, Verstappen is expected at the stewards' office. A verdict will follow after that.

Verstappen must make statement

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Verstappen y Norris a comisarios para declarar sobre incidente con Norris. No debería afectar la parrilla. Verstappen and Norris to report to stewards about Norris incident. Shouldn't affect grid positions. #f1 #JapaneseGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

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