Zak Brown and Andrea Stella delivered their clear verdicts on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s penalty at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Pole-sitter Verstappen 🌠was penal🍃ised in the race’s decisive ruling on the opening lap.

McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, who started on the front row, got a great start and theꦐ stewards deemed that Verstappen tried to hold his position illegally.

Verstappen was hit with a five-sec♍ond time penalty, ultimately finishing second, 2.843s b🍰ehind Piastri.

McLaren back Max Verstappen penalty

“I definitely thought a penalty was deserved,” McLaren CEO Brown told Sky Sports.

“Oscar was clearly up ꦐthe inside and got a be﷽tter start.

“You need𝔍 to use the race track. Whether it was a five-second penalty or give the position back, it could go either way.

“It was definitely appropri༺ate. It was Oscar’s corner.

“At some point, you’ve just got to concede.”

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said: “Oscar won th♚e race with a great launch off the grid. Perfect management 🎉of Corner 1.

“It༺ was tricky alongside Vers༒tappen but he managed to be just a bit ahead.

“Onto the apex, he kept the🤡 car on track. He deserved to have the lead𝄹.

“If you are in clean air, you c෴an manage. Oscar looked like a veteran but it’s♔ just his 51st race in Formula 1.”

Lando Norris salvages Saudi Arabian GP

Lando Norris was the championship leader heading into Saudi Arabia but has now relinquished the 🌜lead to teammate Piastri. Norris started from 10th after a🧸 qualifying crash but finished P4.

He was embr🤪oiled in an exciting battle with Lewis Hamilton although it ultimately cost him time.

“Also a great race by Lando,” Stell🐟a said. “We wanted to recover after qualifying and he did it well𓃲.

“The strategy on hard tyres paid off. It allowe🐻d us to have clean air and exploit the pace of the car.

“Very good points for Lando. He needs to polish his Saturd𒈔ays, and he’ll𝓡 be alright.

“When the racing is so tight, it’s a matter of one or two seco💦nds. He lost time with Lewis, which was a problem.

“That was⛄ ultimately impactful for Lando’s chances of the podium.”