2024-12-02 06:25
Max's 1-place penalty for the Qatar GP was due to him driving unnecessarily slowly on the racing line.
He had let Lando and Fernando past him, which resulted in him decreasing his speed to get out of the way.
Usually, in a situation where no driver is significantly affected (neither Max or George were on a push lap), no penalty is issued. There were similar incidents this year that were dismissed, because both drivers agreed that no harm was done.
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