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Max Verstappen expects Lewis Hamilton penalty at F1 Monaco GP
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Max Verstappen expects Lewis Hamilton penalty at F1 Monaco GP

Motorsports May 24, 2025
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believes will obtain a grid penalty for impeding him in qualifying for .

In Q1 Verstappen bombed up the hill in the direction of Massenet, when he was blocked by Hamilton in his and needed to again out of his lap via one of many circuit’s many blind corners.

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Hamilton was knowledgeable by his race engineer that Verstappen was approaching, however was then mistakenly instructed the Purple Bull driver was slowing down, which prompted Hamilton to maneuver in the direction of the center of the observe once more.

Each drivers and their group representatives have been summoned by the FIA race stewards straight after qualifying, with Verstappen anticipating the seven-time world champion to face a grid drop. As Hamilton certified one spot forward of Verstappen in fifth, that will transfer the Dutchman up the beginning order.

“Effectively, should you have a look at the historical past of issues, sure,” Verstappen replied, when requested if he was anticipating a penalty for his rival. “It is extra a group’s fault, however sadly in qualifying in fact they usually are fairly strict on this stuff.”

Verstappen mentioned he had spoken to Hamilton and burdened the 40-year-old wasn’t guilty for his or her near-miss.

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“You see the automotive blocking you and while you’re there at excessive velocity it is… not good, as an example,” he mentioned. “However then I noticed instantly, the group instructed him that I used to be driving slowly, whereas I used to be clearly driving quick, so it is not Lewis’ fault.

“I shortly chatted to Lewis about it already. That is the group’s mistake.”

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Purple Bull “not within the struggle” on Monaco’s bumps and kerbs

Verstappen suffered a tough qualifying session by his lofty requirements, qualifying seven tenths away from polesitter within the .

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Whereas the group appeared to have solved a number of the Purple Bull RB21’s understeer points in Friday follow, the four-time world champion rued a common lack of grip on the bumpy road circuit, which has traditionally been a Purple Bull weak point.

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“Primarily the center sector, all of the low-speed mechanical grip corners, we simply did not have it,” he defined. “I could not discover extra lap time in comparison with follow, actually. And each time I needed to journey a kerb or drop a wheel in a cambered nook it simply did not grip up and that has been our difficulty.

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“As quickly as we went out in qualifying and I noticed the lap time development, I knew that we weren’t in that struggle.

“Our automotive will not be excellent at low velocity anyway. In qualifying it has all the time been very shut between loads of automobiles, and if you’re missing a little bit of feeling and steadiness in these low-speed corners then it is not taking place.”

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