Max Verstappen handed three place grid drop penalty for causing collision with his championship rival Lewis Hamilton during 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
Race stewards gave their verdict after reviewing complete evidence and talking to both drivers and team personnel. Verstappen will serve his penalty in the next race at Russia.
The Dutchman will start the Russian GP three places down from where ever he qualifies.
here is the incident between the two championship rivals, let us know in the comments section if the FIA get the verdict correct or not ?
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