Verstappen avoids the sanction after the sprint classification of Miami F1

Max Verstappen was investigated after the Sprint classification of the Miami 2025 Grand Prix of Formula 1 for “unnecessarily slowly driving” and disturbing, among others, a lance Stroll that described the Dutch pilot of the Dutchman as “dangerous.”

The Canadian of Aston Martin was the main victim, since he met Verstappen before facing the main line of the Miami Autodrome and had to modify his career and go out to the dirty area, with his consequent loss of time and subsequent elimination in the SQ1 when he seemed willing to get into the SQ2.

Because of this, the four times world champion with Red Bull had to declare before the Miami commissioners and, after listening to their explanations and those of the team’s representative, They made the decision to free Verstappen from any sanction and leave it in a “reprimand” for the Red Bull.

In this way, the Dutchman will leave fourth this Saturday in the race to the sprint of the Miami GP, only behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli and the two McLaren F1, with Lando Norris sharing the second row with his Red Bull RB21.

This was the FIA ​​statement on the sanction to Verstappen in Miami:

“The commissioners listened to car 1 (Max Verstappen), team representative and reviewed video tests, timing, telemetry and onboard and determined the following:
Car 1 was about 6 seconds above the minimum time required between lines 1 and 2 of the safety car during a return on the SQ2, but complied in all other laps.

Telemetry showed that the pilot led at a constant speed throughout the lap without any other car around, as if it were managing the delta about 6 seconds of the corresponding figure.

During the hearing, the team declared that, due to a false programming in the car, the Delta time shown in the car had a 6 second grade and, while the pilot managed the delta shown, was constantly about 6 seconds above the minimum time. The team identified the problem at the end of the first cooling lap and immediately instructed the pilot to control its speed so that it was at least 6 seconds below the delta time shown in the car, which it did in all the following laps. This was confirmed by telemetry.

The commissioners recognize that, although there has been an infraction of the regulation, see did not lead “unnecessarily slow” based on the information in the car and did not hinder any other car or create any dangerous situation and therefore determine that a sanction for the pilot is not justified.

However, a reprimand is issued to the team, since they are responsible for ensuring that the correct timing information is shown in the car. It is worth noting that in different circumstances a more severe sanction could be applied by a similar infraction. “

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