FIA explains delay to Verstappen-Leclerc decision
FIA explains delay to Verstappen-Leclerc decision
F1 race director Michael Masi has explained the circumstances which left Max Verstappen with a three-and-a-half-hour wait to celebrate his victory at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Verstappen delivered a spellbinding performance in Spielberg to fight back through the field after a sluggish start, overtaking Leclerc for the victory with three laps to go, although forcing the Ferrari man off-track in the process, having taken the inside line.
The stewards were quick to open an investigation, but did not deliver their verdict until gone 7pm local time in Spielberg.
"The primary part was we didn't get going [with the hearing] until 6pm, [due to] the various media commitments, the [television] pen and the post-race press conference," said Masi.
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