Verstappen and Lawson Receive Grid Penalties After Practice Incident

Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls have been issued grid penalties by stewards following an incident during the second practice session in Mexico.

Max Verstappen (file photo)
File photo: Max Verstappen. Steffen Prößdorf / Wikimedia Commons · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

The stewards described the clash between Verstappen and Lawson as “unacceptable” and “clumsy,” leading to the penalties.