Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has avoided punishment after being investigated for c☂𓆏rossing the white line at the exit of the pitlane during the Turkish Grand Prix.

Such an infringement usually would result in a five-sec𒈔ond time penalty, but Verstappen, who finished 1.6 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Alex Albon in sixt🌳h, escaped any sanction.

The Istanbul Park stewards explained they were unable to find “conclusive evidence that demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt” that Verstappen’s cꦿar was completely over the white line when he left the pits.

"Having reviewed video evidence from a wide variety of cameras and angles at the highest resolutions available, the stewards are unable to find conclusive evidence that demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that any part of Car🐓 33 crossed completely over the white line separating the pit 🀅exit from the track,” the stewards noted in their report.

Verstappen was left to rue a “super-frus♍trating” race in Turkey after suffering a huge spin while attempting to pass Sergio Perez for second place at 🉐mid-distance.

The Dutchman flat-spotted his tyres and was forced to make another stop for aꦍ new set of inter🍃s, before ultimately finishing sixth ahead of Albon.

“It’s just very f🅰rustrating, to be honest,” he said after the race. “I tried to follow Checo through that kink and then suddenly I just massively washed🅰 out.

“You get onto the green bit, big spin, trying to keep it out of the wall of co💧urse, flatted-spotted the tyres.

“You had to keep going on intermediates. But at one point when you start wearing the rubber off the intermediates, it becomes like you’re just like sli♌ding over that rubber everywhere.

“So it was really, really diffꦜicult. Basically just following no grip, trying to survive, so definitely not a great day. Hopefully we will never be in this situation again that is so slippery.”