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Did Verstappen nearly get away without qualifying penalty? FIA confirms

FIA race director Michael Masi rejected the notion that Max Verstappen's Mexican GP qualifying infringement was only investigated due to comments he made in the post-session press conference. Verstappen was stripped of pole position after failing to slow for yellow flags that were waved following Valtteri Bottas' crash at the end of Q3. Article continues under video While it was immediately clear that Verstappen had improved his lap time while passing through the caution zone, news was slow to filter through of any investigation, with some media told that one would not take place as Verstappen's mini-sector time had not improved. However, Verstappen was almost boastful when admitting that...
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