Max Verstappen has averted a penalty on the F1 Austrian Grand Prix after his late arrival to the FIA press convention on Thursday.
The reigning world champion turned up quarter-hour late to the FIA press convention which additionally featured Charles Leclerc, Logan Sargeant, Zhou Guanyu and Yuki Tsunoda on media day on the Crimson Bull Ring in Spielberg.
Verstappen was investigated for the weird breach of laws earlier than the on-track motion had even begun, however the FIA confirmed on Friday morning that the Crimson Bull driver wouldn’t be penalised.
“The Media Delegate reported that the driving force had some transportation points on the best way to the observe, however the staff knowledgeable the FIA upfront,” the stewards famous.
“The Stewards conclude that the driving force and the staff took each cheap measure given the circumstances and subsequently impose no penalty regardless of technically the laws have been breached.”
Verstappen confronted a number of questions relating to his future on Thursday however gave his clearest reply but that he has no intention of leaving Crimson Bull.
The three-time world champion has been heavily-linked with a change to rivals Mercedes following Toto Wolff’s very public courting of the Dutchman.
Requested if he may go away Crimson Bull if they don’t have the most effective automobile in 2025, Verstappen replied: “I don’t suppose that’s how Method 1 works – the place then all of the sudden you may say, ‘properly, bye guys’. It’s not the way it works.
“I’ve a protracted contract with the staff, I’m very completely happy the place I’m at and, like I mentioned earlier than, we’re focusing additionally already on subsequent yr with issues we will implement on the automobile.
“So, I assume that ought to say sufficient of the place I’m driving subsequent yr.”
