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Max Verstappen was instructed by the Red Bull team to hand fourth place to George Russell after running off track amid a late-race battle.
The F1 stewards clarified that Max Verstappen was not obliged to give fourth place to George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix. Russell attacked Verstappen at Turn 1 after a safety car restart, leading to a minor collision and Verstappen going off track. Initially, Verstappen refused to yield the position but eventually did so after team instructions. Verstappen received a 10-second penalty and three penalty points, dropping to 10th place and nearing a potential race ban. The stewards confirmed that Verstappen wouldn’t have been penalized if he had maintained his position from Russell’s attempted overtake.
