{"id":293277,"date":"2023-10-29T07:57:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293277"},"modified":"2023-10-29T07:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:57:55","slug":"verstappen-and-hamilton-under-mexican-gp-qualifying-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/verstappen-and-hamilton-under-mexican-gp-qualifying-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen and Hamilton under Mexican GP qualifying investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are all facing post-qualifying investigations in Mexico City after the Red Bull and Mercedes stars found themselves in hot water after Q1.<\/p>\n

The reigning world champion escaped the first part of qualifying in Mexico City with ease, topping the timing screens in Q1 ahead of McLaren’s star rookie Oscar Piastri and AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n

However, Verstappen’s Q1 session wasn’t as simple as expected with the Dutchman noted and then placed under investigation for stopping at the end of the pit lane.<\/p>\n

This marks the second time he’s done this since the summer break with Verstappen impeding the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell during qualifying in Singapore last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Verstappen wasn’t the only driver to catch the eyes of the stewards for stopping at the end of the pit lane with Russell also facing a post-session investigation for the same crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Brit stopped at the pit lane exit with less than three minutes remaining on the clock, preventing Williams driver Logan Sargeant and both Alfa Romeo cars from heading out on their laps.<\/p>\n

Toto Wolff was then given more reason for concern after Hamilton was placed under investigation for failing to slow under yellow flags during the closing stages of Q1.<\/p>\n

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