Lewis Hamilton has labelled Max Verstappen‘s penalty for swearing in an FIA press convention as “a joke”.
Throughout the Thursday press convention in Singapore, Verstappen was requested in regards to the behaviour of his Purple Bull challenger in Azerbaijan and acknowledged he “knew the automobile was fucked” on the very starting of qualifying.
READ MORE: Hamilton calls on Verstappen to boycott ‘joke’ FIA penalty
Marko responds to rumours over Ricciardo’s F1 exit
Purple Bull advisor Helmut Marko has asserted a choice over the RB driver line-up will likely be made after the Singapore Grand Prix.
Yuki Tsunoda has already been signed up on the Purple Bull junior staff for subsequent yr, nevertheless the id of his team-mate has not but been confirmed.
READ MORE: Marko responds to rumours over Ricciardo’s F1 exit
Former F1 driver questions ‘extraordinary’ Verstappen punishment
Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation chairman Alex Wurz has labelled the dangerous language punishment meted out to Max Verstappen on the Singapore Grand Prix as “extraordinary”.
In Thursday’s FIA-sanctioned drivers’ press convention, the 26-year-old used the F-word in describing his Purple Bull RB20, which drew the ire of the governing physique on the day its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, had demanded the F1 drivers curb their foul language.
READ MORE: Former F1 driver questions ‘extraordinary’ Verstappen punishment
Unique: Stake F1 makes determination on Hulkenberg team-mate for 2025
Valtteri Bottas is predicted to be confirmed as a Stake F1 driver for subsequent season, RacingNews365 understands.
Bottas’ future has been up within the air for the previous months after the F1 staff opted to make Nico Hulkenberg one in every of its drivers for 2025 and past forward of the organisation transitioning to Audi in 2026.
READ MORE: Unique: Stake F1 makes determination on Hulkenberg team-mate for 2025
Ferrari learns stewards destiny after Leclerc Singapore investigation
Ferrari has been fined €5,000 by Singapore Grand Prix stewards for failing to observe a tyre technical directive in observe.
The Ferrari driver was summoned by the stewards after being referred to the panel by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer for a attainable breach of a technical directive governing tyre strain.
READ MORE: Ferrari learns stewards destiny after Leclerc Singapore investigation
Sainz punished after ignoring ‘express’ FIA rule
Carlos Sainz has been fined €25,000, for crossing the circuit with out permission after crashing in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver was summoned to the stewards after qualifying for 2 separate incidents, one in Q1 and one other in Q3.
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