Leclerc penalised by Miami Grand Prix stewards amid multiple post-race investigations
F1 • • general
Key Points:
- Charles Leclerc received a post-race 20-second time penalty at the Miami Grand Prix, dropping him to eighth place after a last-lap spin and wall contact.
- The penalty was for leaving the track multiple times without justification, which the stewards ruled gave him a lasting advantage despite a mechanical issue affecting his car's handling.
- The stewards found no evidence of an obvious mechanical failure that would justify his track-cutting and therefore imposed a drive-through penalty converted to a time penalty post-race.
- Leclerc's collision with George Russell at the final hairpin was investigated but deemed a minor racing incident, with no further action taken.
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