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Miami GP Stewards Hand Leclerc 20-Second Penalty, Verstappen Five Seconds After Review

Stewards applied standard post-race penalties after reviewing on-board material.

Overview

  • The stewards issued post-race time penalties that changed the Miami Grand Prix finishing order.
  • Charles Leclerc had 20 seconds added to his race time, which moved him from sixth to eighth.
  • Max Verstappen received a five-second sanction for crossing the pit-exit white line and kept fifth place.
  • The panel found Leclerc spun at Turn 3, hit the wall, then cut the chicanes and gained a lasting advantage.
  • The decisions followed interviews with Leclerc and a Ferrari representative plus analysis of telemetry, video and radio.