FIA announce penalty verdict after controversial Max Verstappen incident at Hungarian GP

The FIA have announced the stewards verdict after an incident involving F1 champion Max Verstappen at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.The four-time drivers’ title holder was summoned to the stewards at 18:20 local time (CEST) in Budapest over an alleged breach of Article 34.14 c) of the FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations on Friday.Verstappen was investigated for allegedly being released in an unsafe condition after the Dutchman could be seen flinging a Red Bull towel out onto the Hungaroring during FP2 whilst the session was still underway.

A similar incident occurred at the Miami GP earlier this year where McLaren star Lando Norris found that there were still tools and an LED torch in the cockpit of his MCL39.On that occasion, McLaren were let off by the stewards with a warning as a result of Norris making his way to the pits to remove the items from his car, rather than putting himself and his rivals in a potentially dangerous situation.