Abu Dhabi GP: Max Verstappen assaults F1 stewards for penalty earlier than apologizing to Oscar Piastri | F1 Information

Max Verstappen referred to as Abu Dhabi GP stewards 'silly idiots' as he handed out his penalty for colliding with Oscar Piastri within the Components 1 season finale, earlier than apologizing additional late to his rival McLaren for the incident.

In a irritating finale to the Dutchman's fourth 12 months of title on Sunday, Verstappen completed the race in sixth place along with his night compromised at the beginning when a daring try and go Piastri for second within the first nook backfired. him because the vehicles made contact and each spun.

The stewards dominated that Verstappen was “completely at fault and precipitated the collision” and gave him a 10-second penalty, which the world champion served throughout his solely pit cease.

In addition they added two extra penalty factors to his superlicense, taking his complete to eight – a complete Verstappen will carry by way of to the 2025 season when it begins in March.

Drivers obtain a one-race ban in the event that they attain 12 factors in a 12-month interval. Verstappen is not going to drop any factors from his present complete (two) till June 30, the anniversary of his collision with Lando Norris at this 12 months's Austrian GP, ​​leaving him strolling a penalty tightrope within the first few months of subsequent season.

On crew radio, the Dutchman first blamed Piastri after the incident, then, after serving the following penalty throughout his pit cease on lap 29, he turned his anger in direction of the officers by saying on the radio: “Might we ask for 20 seconds? Silly idiots!”

Away from the warmth of the motion within the cockpit after the race, a extra contrite Verstappen took duty for the accident and mentioned he had apologized to Piastri.

“I apologized to Oscar,” the Pink Bull driver advised Sky Sports activities F1.

“I by no means need to crash with anybody, particularly not with Oscar who is a superb man.

“I obtained on the within as a result of we had a extremely good launch, however then I spotted it was going to be tight on the high.

“I attempted to remain on the pavement however sadly we hit the tires, we attached and the 2 spun. It's not nice, easy as that.”

“After that we had a troublesome race. We had no tempo, or no less than not sufficient tempo to problem the very best. We had been caught on this place.”

Verstappen was one in every of three drivers within the race to obtain a 10-second penalty for inflicting a collision – Valtteri Bottas and Piastri himself had been the others – and the Dutchman referred to as for extra consistency over the severity of sanctions imposed .

“If it lasts 5 or ten seconds, I do know what occurred just isn’t good within the first nook, so it doesn't matter,” he mentioned.

“I simply assume we have to discover extra consistency as a result of yesterday [during Qualifying] persons are inconvenienced however should not penalized.

“Some moments are a little bit of a query mark however, however, I’m simply wanting ahead to a break and everybody can do what they need.”