Verstappen keeps Japanese GP pole after reprimand for Norris incident
8th October 2022Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will keep pole position ahead of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix after he was issued with a reprimand for the incident with McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Verstappen will start the Japanese GP on pole position after the stewards issued a the Dutchman his first reprimand of the season.
Due to lack of tyre temperature, Verstappen lit up his rear tyres and suffered a snap of oversteer which put in the way of Norris who rushed through 130R.
As a result, the Briton was forced to skip across the grass verge in an attempt to avoid a collision with the Red Bull driver.
The two drivers were summoned to the stewards after qualifying, where Verstappen secured pole position and Norris finished P10.
Following the summons, the stewards said:
“The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 1 (Max Verstappen), the driver of Car 4 (Lando Norris) and team representatives and reviewed video and timing evidence.
“The driver of car 1 was aware of car 55 in front and car 4 approaching from behind and decided to accelerate at precisely the same time as car 4 decided to overtake car 1.
“Unfortunately, due to lack of tyre temperature on car 1, the driver temporarily lost control of the car causing it to ‘snap’ anti-clockwise.
“The driver of car 4 stated that this was simply an unfortunate incident however it is the driver’s responsibility to at all times maintain control of their car.
“Regarding penalty, all previous breaches of this nature have resulted in a Reprimand hence a similar penalty is imposed in this case.”
In the end, Verstappen will remain on pole position alongside his championship-rival, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Norris will remain 10th on the grid.
That’s it for the article; Verstappen keeps Japanese GP pole after reprimand for Norris incident! What do you think, did the stewards make the right call? Let us know in the comments!
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