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FIA · DOC 29 · CLOSED CASE

Yellow flag: infringement confirmed, no penalty

Max Verstappen

The stewards found that Verstappen passed Hamilton under a single yellow flag. Telemetry and the speed difference were mitigating circumstances; no penalty was applied.

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FIA · DOC 30 · CLOSED CASE

Lap times deleted: double yellow flags

Oscar Piastri · Valtteri Bottas

The document identifies deleted Sprint Qualifying laps. This is a separate case from the Verstappen–Hamilton incident.

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FIA · DOC 31 · CLOSED CASE

No further action

Sprint Qualifying · SC2–SC1

The stewards closed the SC2–SC1 time investigations with no further action.

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FIA · DOC 20 · CLOSED CASE

40-place Race grid penalty

George Russell

The sanction for additional power-unit elements applies to the next Race, not the Sprint grid.

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