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      10-26-2019, 06:55 PM   #100
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Dan Thorn wrote:
"In an unusual series of events following qualifying in Mexico, the FIA has stripped Verstappen of his pole position because he failed to slow down for the crashed Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas on his final lap in Q3. Although it seemed obvious at the time that his transgression was worth investigating, it appears the FIA initially didn’t see fit to look into it as he’d actually gone slower in the ‘mini sector’ where Bottas had gone off.

However, after the session Max quite freely made comments about how he hadn’t slowed down - even though he knew that there was a car in the wall - which prompted the stewards to take a closer look at the matter.

After some deliberation, they’ve come to the verdict that Verstappen ignored yellow flags - despite there being reports that some of the systems were down."

So it is his arrogance, for lack of a better word, that got him in trouble.
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