FIA confirms: Verstappen would have been penalised returned P2 to Norris

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15:49, 21 Jul 2024

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The FIA has confirmed that Max Verstappen would have received a penalty for his overtaking action on Lando Norris at the start, in which the Dutchman went off track.

FIA confirms: Verstappen had received penalty

The stewards believe Verstappen gained an advantage by going off the track at the first corner. The Dutchman initially did not want to relinquish the position, but did so when Red Bull Racing informed him of the FIA's investigation.

The stewards' statement read that, according to them, Verstappen took an advantage of Norris while off the track, although the Red Bull driver believed Norris pushed him off the track. "The driver returned the position to car number four following an instruction from the team, therefore no further action will be taken as no permanent advantage was gained," the stewards said.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	163
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
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

FIA confirms: Verstappen would have been penalised returned P2 to Norris

FIA confirms: Verstappen had received penalty

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