No penalty for Verstappen over grid approach

The Stewards determined that Max Verstappen acted appropriately when he stopped his car before Safety Car Line 1 due to a crowded grid, and no penalty is applied.

The document is a stewards' decision regarding Car 3 (Max Verstappen) who stopped his car before Safety Car Line 1 while driving to the grid during the Sprint session. This was reported as a potential breach of Article 12.2.1.i of the International Sporting Code (non-compliance with Race Director's Event Note item 24). After reviewing video evidence, the stewards concluded that due to the extremely crowded end of the grid, Verstappen acted appropriately by stopping in a safe spot as close as possible to the grid. Consequently, no penalty was applied.