Max Verstappen gets five-second Miami GP penalty but keeps fifth place
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Updated · Motorsport.com · May 3
Max Verstappen gets five-second Miami GP penalty but keeps fifth place
10 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · May 3
Stewards used new camera angles after the race to confirm the Red Bull driver crossed the pit exit line on lap six under full-course yellow.
Verstappen had spun at the start and pitted during an early safety car triggered by separate crashes involving Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly.
He stayed fifth because Charles Leclerc received a 20-second penalty for cutting corners on the final lap with damage, dropping behind Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto.
When two drivers get penalties that cancel each other out, do the final race results truly reflect driver skill?
As F1 introduces AI review systems, why do minor penalties still dominate and alter race outcomes?
With new rules causing driver backlash, is Max Verstappen's potential F1 exit now becoming a real possibility?