Max Verstappen’s ‘paternity leave’ plan as he nears F1 race ban

"Maybe I'll make sure I get to 12 points 🌜when the baby is born. Then I can go on paternity leꦓave."

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen joked that he would be able to take paternity leave if he picked up an F1 race ban following his latest incident at the F1🧜 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his license for hitting 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri at the first corner.

The incident spun both driv🌃ers around, sending Piastri to the back of the grid.

It didn’t have an impact on the constructors’ championship, though, as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris won the race.

T♑his means Verstappen now has eight points on his licence.

If he receives 12 points, he 🤪wꦛill pick up a race ban.

Speaking after the race in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen quipped that he will “make sure” he gets 12 penalty points to coincide with the birth of his son or daughter, with his partner, Kelly Piquet, recently announc🦋ing that she’s pregnant.

“Maybe I'll make sure I get to 12 points when the baby is born. Then I c💃an go on paternity leave,༺” Verstappen said.

Verstappen apologises to Piastri

Verstappen owned up to his role in the🐭 incid🎃ent, apologizing to Piastri immediately after the race.

Reflecting on the incident, Verstappen said: “I tried to grab the inside and I quickl♛y realized once I committed to it that the gap was closing and I wanted to try and get out of it because I didn't want to actually crash with Oscar, but unfortunately we still clipped each other.

“I already apologized to Oscar. You just, it’s no🐽t what you want to happen and especially not with him. He's a great guy. But, it happened, and it's just a bit unfortuna🃏te.

“I tried to grab the inside and I quickly realized once I committed to it that 🔯the gap was closing and I wanted to try and get out of it because I didn't want to actually crash with Oscar, but unfortunately we still clipped each other. I already apologized to Oscar.

“You just, it’💛s not what you want to happen and especially not with him. He's a great guy. But, it happened, and it's just a bit un🤡fortunate.”

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