Stewards deliver verdict on Verstappen incident at the British Grand Prix

With around 12 minutes to go in the session, the four-time Formula 1 world champion was noted for a yellow flag infringement by the stewards at the British Grand Prix.

The Dutchman was in the Maggotts-Becketts section of the Silverstone Circuit after Oscar Piastri spun around and passed the McLaren driver as he was about to return to the circuit after the Chapel Curve.

As Piastri's incident prompted yellow flags, Verstappen was noted by the stewards. Minutes later, the stewards shared their verdict. After reviewing the incident, they declared that no further investigation was necessary.

Ahead of Sprint Qualifying, Verstappen set the sixth quickest time on the soft tyres at Silverstone. The Dutchman finished around a second behind Lewis Hamilton.

Verstappen's first attempt on the soft tyres was far from ideal. On his second run, with the chequered flag already waving, he was quicker in both Sectors 1 and 2 but failed to improve in the final sector, which meant he remained sixth.

Amid rumours linking the Dutchman to the Woking-based team, Verstappen shared his thoughts on the matter ahead of the British Grand Prix. Speaking to GPblog, among others, he said: "I'm not going to involve myself in that. I've said what I've wanted to say already before. If there is something new, or something that changes you will hear it from me and not from someone else...