Max Verstappen, driver of Red Bull Racing, will be investigated for a possible yellow flag infringement during the sprint qualifying of the Singapore Grand Prix. The incident in question took place when Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton, driver of Ferrari, while yellow flags were waving, triggered by an accident involving Sergio Pérez.
The Red Bull driver passed Hamilton in a critical zone, triggered after Pérez hit the barriers at turn 5, breaking his front wing. This incident led the race direction to issue a red flag during the first session of the sprint qualifying.
Despite the controversy, Verstappen recorded the best time in his session, with a time of 1:33.477 on medium tires, thus establishing a 0.018-second advantage over Charles Leclerc, the other Ferrari driver. Hamilton, for his part, finished the session in fourth place, 0.271 seconds behind Verstappen’s time.
Verstappen’s future in this classification will depend on the status of the investigations, which will be conducted shortly.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
