The stewards gave Max Verstappen a penalty during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri as they rounded the first corner of the opening lap
Max Verstappen will NOT be punished by the FIA despite blasting the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stewards as "stupid idiots".
Stewards are often more lenient with first-corner contact as it is often more difficult to avoid collisions. However, in this case, they felt a punishment for Verstappen was necessary - not that the Red Bull racer was happy about it. Such direct criticism of the stewards can often lead to sanctions. In 2023, former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner was investigated and given an official reprimand after he referred to the stewards as "laymen" while calling for the sport to move to professional, full-time referees.
The four-time F1 champion will, however, this week finally serve another sentence that was handed down to him earlier in the season. After he swore in a press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix, he was controversially handed a community service-style punishment.
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