Originally Posted by
SteveB
Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty and will start fourth, behind Charles Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
He had got away with it, it seems, but made unfortunate comments at a news conference admitting he had seen the accident, had seen the flags, but had not slowed down. The marshals seemed happy at first to ignore his infringement, especially as he had another fast lap time that would have put him on pole. His remarks at the news conference has forced their hand.
Moral of the story? Keep your mouth shut!