Stewards issue OFFICIAL verdict on Russell's investigation over pit lane incident

Updated: 22:10, 28 Jun 2025

Co-author:Tobia Elia

byHidde Korte

After qualifying, George Russell was summoned to the stewards over a pit lane incident. The Briton was released by his team but failed to spot Verstappen approaching. Russell had to report at 17:45, and the stewards have now issued their decision.

George Russell gets off scot-free, as the stewards have given the Brit a reprimand. As a result, Max Verstappen will not move up a place and will have to start the race from the seventh position. This is the stewards' full verdict.

‘’Car 63 attempted to enter the fastlane after leaving the garage, while other cars were approaching the fastlane and therefore had to stop at an angle. Russell could not see the other cars on the fastlanes. The driver tried to reach the team via radio, but accidentally slipped the clutch, causing the car to jump forward. The team delegate admitted that the team could have managed the situation better.’’

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Stewards issue OFFICIAL verdict on Russell's investigation over pit lane incident

byHidde Korte

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