Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri hit with time penalties at F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

FIA dish out punishments in Abu Dhabi

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri were penalised with 10-second time penalties at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Veꦰrstappen was given the first punishment from the FIA for causing a col🉐lision with Piastri on the first lap.

Both the Red Bull and th💮e McLaren spun on the fir🤪st corner when they made contact.

"Move of a world champion, that," Piastri ꦑsaid via team🌺 radio after pitting.

Martin Brundle’s verdict for ꦛSky Sports was: "Max didn't really need to do that🐓.

"It's so unfair of Max. They are not in🔴 the championship. He's won his championship.

"To put such a risky move? I know it's the first lap of a grand prix, there was a gap. Piastri, would he know he would 🐈lunge like that?

"It just wasn't necessary 𝔍and hasn't done Verstappen any good eith🐓er."

McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: "The 🌸penalty is appropriate. He wasn't fu🐠lly alongside him.

“Now we ওare focusing on recovery and Lando is looking good up front.”

Brown said about his nerves: "It hasn't h💃elped, that's for sure."

Piastri was t൩hen hit with a 10-second time penalty too, for causing the contact which gave Franco Colapinto’s Williams a punctured ty⭕re.

Verstap൩pen was restricted to finishing sixth in Abu Dhabi, while Piastri was 10th. Piastri's teammate Lando Norris won the grand prix, and McLaren ൩won the constructors' title.

Max Verstappen driving style scrutinised

McLa𓄧ren are vying for the constructors' title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen has alre𒊎ady wrapped up the 2024 drivers' title, h🅠is fourth in a row.

But the season-finale com🌄es amid controversy surrounding Verstappen and his row with Mercedes' George 💛Russell.

They fell out over ꧃an FIA decision in Qatar to penalise Verstappen, which he blamed Russell for.

Thꦐe Red Bull driver has come under scrutiny for his driving style in recent weeks, with the McLarens challenging him frequently.

His latest F1 championship has been the most competitive, with Verstappen forced to fend off Lando Norris' late challen♋ge.

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