It was decided not to decide, at least for today. The college of commissioners of Brazil, meeting remotely today, after having examined the new tests brought by Mercedes, and having also listened to the representatives of Red Bull, has postponed everything to tomorrow.
The offending maneuver, the one carried out by Max Verstappen on lap 48 of the GP of San Paolo when he led Lewis Hamilton into the escape route of Turn 4 after delaying the braking, ended up under the magnifying glass again on Tuesday when F1 has published on its social profiles the video of the front camera car positioned on the Dutchman’s Red Bull.
The images, not available during the race, prompted Mercedes to submit a request for revision against the decision of the commissioners not to investigate even what Max did.
Today, which kicked off the Qatar GP weekend, the representatives of Mercedes and Red Bull were listened to for a long time.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing walks the track
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
At 19:30 Italian time, the FIA released this statement: “After today’s hearing with the representatives of Mercedes and Red Bull, the commissioners are evaluating the matter and will publish their decision tomorrow”.
It will therefore be necessary to wait until Friday to finally know if the request for a Mercedes overhaul will be accepted or not and if Verstappen will be able to maintain the second position conquered on the track or if instead he will be punished with a time penalty and relegated to third place. behind Valtteri Bottas.
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