Max Verstappen received a ten-second penalty at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix for an incident in the closing laps with George Russell. That penalty dropped the Red Bull driver down to P10 in the final results.
But what came after has him on the cusp of a one-race penalty ban.
Following a late-stage restart Verstappen and Russell battled into the first turn in Barcelona. Red Bull instructed Verstappen to give a place back to the Mercedes driver, believing that Verstappen has left the track and gained an advantage.
Verstappen immediately told his team that he disagreed with the order, but did slow at Turn 5 to let
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