US EditionVerstappen Throws Towel on Track
HUNGARY, AUG 1 – The FIA issued Red Bull a warning after Verstappen threw a towel from his car during practice, citing unsafe release under Article 34.14 c) of Formula 1 regulations.
- During the second practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix on August 1, 2025, Max Verstappen was seen discarding a towel from the cockpit of his Red Bull while driving on track in Budapest.
- The towel slipped from Verstappen’s lap inside the garage unnoticed by the team, leading to the car being released with it still inside.
- Verstappen moved to the far right of the track and threw the towel away from the car and track to avoid interference while driving poorly due to balance and grip issues.
- The stewards concluded that the towel could have gotten caught in the footwell area and hindered the driver’s control, deeming the car’s release unsafe, but they opted to issue only a warning to Red Bull.
- Verstappen finished 14th fastest with a difficult car balance, and the team planned to investigate the issues overnight to improve performance for the weekend.
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The second rehearsal session for the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place in Hungary. Suddenly, the tetra-champion Max Verstappen circulates at a slower speed and approaches the right side of the track. Nothing unusual: it’s the same thing most of his colleagues do while others are looking for a time. Even if it’s not the sorting and it’s just having performance references. What’s surprising is when the Dutch throws something on the track.…
Unusual scene at the Hungarian Grand Prix: World Champion Max Verstappen disposes of a towel on the track and is warned about it. It could have been a symbolic act.
Curious scene in Hungarian Formula 1 training: Max Verstappen finds a towel in the cockpit and disposes of it on the track. The racing commissioners step in. For the world champion, the Hungaro ring does not run around at all.
Yes, what was that? Max Verstappen threw a towel out of his car during the second training session for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. However, the racing commissioners did not warn the F1 World Champion, but Red Bull. The second training was almost forty minutes old when the TV cameras showed a white towel, which was lying at the Hungaroring in the middle of the road. A little later the resolution followed: Verstappen was the culprit! "Was …
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