Why the FIA punished Verstappen despite no yellow lights

While analysis of Verstappen’s onboard footage from qualifying clearly showed that the Dutchman had passed a double-waved yellow flag for Pierre Gasly’s stationary AlphaTauri before finishing his lap, the overall situation was not crystal clear because of the lack of other warnings.
In particular, as Red Bull duly argued with the stewards, the regular yellow warning light panels that are used …Keep reading