F1 driver steward Derek Wa🌱rwick has given his verdict on Max Verstappen’s controversial penalty at the Spanish Grand Prix.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Verstappen received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell as t🦂hey battled for position in the closing stages of the race at Barcelona following a 💛late Safety Car.

The Dutchman appeared to drive deliberately into Russell’s car as the pair made contact at Turn 5 and initially refused to speak about the incident. V𝔍erstappen later accepted the blame for the contentious clash.

Verstappen also picked up three penalty points on his licence, moving him to within one point of triggering a ban, meaning he must no🌃w get through the upc🌊oming Canadian and Austrian grands prix with a clean record to avoid being sidelined for a race.

“I can see why Max Verstappen got angry, because I think he thought he was hard done by with Charles [Leclerc] on the straight and I ✨think he thought🅠 he was hard done by George [Russell],” Warwick told .

“The team obviously th🔯en asked him to give the place b🤡ack and he didn't think that was right and that led to the collision.

“I think everybody's got to realise that when you're a racing driver and you're used to winning like Max is, it's very difficult when things start going against you in a race that, on paper, with a thre✱e stop, looks like you might win, and we all know he'♌s a winner.

“Should he have done what he did, in turn 5 with George Russell? Absolutely not. Did he get a penalty foꦛr it? Yes𓆏.

“He got 10 seconds 🤡and 3 points, which only brings him 1 point away from a ra♏ce ban.

“So people are arguing that Vettel, got a 10 second drive through in Baku with Lew꧙is Hamilton. But he intentionally drove into Lewis, whereas if you actually look at the video, it looks to me that although he dived in, 🍬he then did turn away from George, but the momentum carried him into George.

“I'm not condoning it, I'm not ꦇsaying it's right, it's absolutely wrong, and the FIA quite rightly gave him a penalty.”

Should Verstappen’s penalty have been harsher?

Some observers felt Verstappen was deserving of a bigger penalty, with Nico Rosberg adamant the Red Bull F1 driver should 🐬have been disqualified from the race.

But Warwick, who will be o💮n duty at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, believes the stewards got Verstappen’s punishment “spot on”.

“I think they got it about right actually,” Warwick added🌞.

“I think a🌸 lot of people would say he should have got a ban 𒉰as an example to young karters and they are probably right, but I feel the penalty was spot on.

“You've got to look at each individual incident, on their own merit. I thought it was very questionable. It's n♚ot what I like to see.”