Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri hit with time penalties at F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
FIA dish out punishments in Abu Dhabi

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri were penalised with 10-second time penalties at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Verstappen was given th🃏e first punishment from the FIA for causing a collision with Piastri on the first lap.
Both the Red Bull and the McLaren spun on the f𒉰irst corner when they made contaဣct.
"Move of a 🐼world champion, that," Piastri sa💎id via team radio after pitting.
Martin Brunꦫdle’s verಌdict for Sky 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 hiಞs 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 tꦍhat?
"It just wasn't necessary and hasn't do🔯ne Verstappen any good either."
McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: "The penalty is appropriate. He wasn't fully al🔥ongside him.
“Now we are focusing on recovery and Lando is looking good upꦅ front🍃.”
Brown said aboꦡut his nerves: "It hasn't helped, that's for sure."
Piastri was then hit with a 10-second time penalty too, for causing the contact which gave Franco Colapinto’s Williams a punctured tyr🦹e.
Verstappen was restricted to finishing sixt🍌h in Abu Dhabi, while Piastri was 10th. Piastri's teammate Lando Norris won the grand prix, and McLaren won the constructors' titl𓆉e.
Max Verstappen driving style scrutinised
McLaren are vying for the const🃏ructors' title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Pr♉ix.
Verstappen has aꦛlready wrapped up the 2024 drivers' title, his fourth in a row.
But the season-finale comes amid controve🎶rsy surrounding Verstappen and his 🀅row with Mercedes' George Russell.
𒀰They fell out over an FIA decision in Qatar to penalise Verstappen, which he blamed Russell for.
The Red Bull driver has come under scrutiny for his driving style in recent weeks,🦂 with the McLarens challenging him fr🍒equently.
His latest F1 championship has been the most compet🅘itive, with Verstappen forced to fend off Lando Norris' late challenge.

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