Verstappen and Lawson Get Grid Drops After Mexico Practice Clash
FIA stewards said both drivers admitted the move was unnecessary and clumsy after debris forced a brief red flag and repairs to both cars.
- The FIA launched investigations into two separate incidents during Friday's Mexico City Grand Prix practice, penalizing Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson for a collision while separately probing an unsafe release involving Audi driver Freddie Slater.
- Following team manager warnings issued earlier that day, FIA stewards escalated sanctions from formal warnings to grid penalties, deeming both drivers' conduct 'unacceptable' during the free practice session.
- Verstappen labeled Lawson's driving 'not very smart' after the pair collided while fighting for track position in the stadium section, damaging both cars' bodywork and scattering debris across the circuit.
- Stewards handed both drivers a one-place grid penalty and one superlicence penalty point for Sunday's race after they admitted their maneuvers were 'unnecessary and clumsy'.
- The incident complicates Lawson's efforts to secure a 2027 seat with Racing Bulls, which has yet to confirm its driver lineup for next season amid ongoing performance evaluations.
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There’s so much talk about Kimi Antonelli, isn't there? That’s why we’re just going to have an extensive discussion about Gabriel Bortoleto. No, of course not. That’s a joke. Because we’re going to talk about Verstappen and Lawson. They really wanted to be in the spotlight themselves and couldn't keep their hands to themselves in FP2. Both crashed, both stupid, both penalized, both angry (there were others like that). A nice little spot back tom…
VERSTAPPEN and Lawson collided in practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, which Verstappen called unreasonable. Both drivers were penalized by moving one place at the start of the race and received penalty points.
The drivers Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson were punished by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), on Friday night (30), for a touch between the two in the second free training for the Grand Prix of Mexico. Both lost a position in the
Max Verstappen did not spare harsh words for Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson after an incident between the two during the second free practice session before the Mexico City Grand Prix. The collision occurred in the opening minutes of the session in the stadium section of the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit after a misunderstanding on the track. As a result of the contact, both cars suffered damage, and the stewards decided to sanction both drivers w…
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