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Verstappen sentenced to two days of public service by FIA

Thomas Maher by Thomas Maher
12th November 2018
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Verstappen Ocon penalty

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 11: Second placed Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing holds his trophy on the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 11, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

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Brazilian Grand Prix – Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen has been given a sentence of two days public service by the FIA for getting into a physical altercation with Force India’s Esteban Ocon during Sunday’s race.

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Verstappen had been leading the race in Brazil comfortably when he was involved in a clash with Ocon. The French driver, rather than yielding to Verstappen while a lap down and being shown the blue flags, chose to hang around the outside of the Red Bull through Turn 1 before trying to beat Verstappen to Turn 2. Max, clearly not expecting the Force India to still be there, swooped in towards the apex, and the pair collided.

Verstappen’s car suffered some minor damage but, having resumed some five seconds behind now-leader Lewis Hamilton, he was able to close back in to finish just over a second away from the victory. Esteban Ocon was given a ten second stop/go penalty for causing the clash, and he finished outside the points. Incandescent with rage, Verstappen proceeded to find Ocon in the weighbridge area after the chequered flag and started shoving the Force India driver around. While it didn’t escalate beyond that, FIA officials stepped in to prevent any further fighting, and both drivers were summoned before the stewards afterwards.

While both drivers emerged from the inquiry shaking hands having seemingly patched things up, Verstappen was given a penalty by the FIA for his physical response to Ocon’s error. However, this penalty takes the form of public service, rather than a racing setback, as outlined in their documentation:

The Stewards reviewed video evidence from the FIA’s CCTV Cameras and heard from the driver of car 33 (Max Verstappen), the driver of car 31 (Esteban Ocon) and the team representatives. The driver, Max Verstappen entered the FIA Weigh Bridge Garage, proceded directly to Driver Esteban Ocon and following a few words, started an altercation, pushing or hitting Ocon forcefully several times in the chest.

The Stewards held a hearing, in which both drivers acted appropriately and cooperated with the Stewards. The Stewards understood from Max Verstappen that he was extremely upset by the incident on track during the race and accepted his explanation that it was not his origional intent to strike Ocon, but that he was “triggered” and caused him to loose his temper.

While sympathetic to Verstappen’s passion, the Stewards determined that it is the oligation of sportsmen at this level to act appropriately and as role models to other drivers at all levels and found that Verstappen failed in this respect. The Stewards therefore ordered that Max Verstappen is required to perform two (2) days of public service at the direction of the FIA within six months of the incident. (Penalty under Art. 12.3.1.c of the FIA International Sporting Code.)

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Speaking afterwards, Verstappen said: “It is a real shame we didn’t come away with the win due to the incident with Ocon. Of course a backmarker can un-lap himself but he took an unnecessary amount of risk, especially against the race leader. They gave him the penalty for causing a collision so I think that says enough. At the end of the day I am a passionate sportsman that wants to win, this situation is frustrating and shows emotion when competing at the highest level. It is now important to take the positives from the race and the rest of the weekend and carry on the momentum into Abu Dhabi.”

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