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Verstappen escapes penalty as Mercedes fail in review bid

19 November 1:20PM

The stewards have dismissed new evidence presented by Mercedes regarding the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Brazil.

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Mercedes have failed in their right of review bid regarding the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix, meaning the Dutchman will not be penalised.

Following lengthy deliberations over the course of Thursday night and into Friday morning, the stewards ruled that Mercedes have not met all the criteria required to warrant a full right of review over the incident, which saw both drivers go off track at Turn 4 on Lap 48/71 of last weekend's race.

As a result, Verstappen's 14-point lead over Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship remains undamaged, and there will be no threat of a grid penalty over the weekend of the Qatar Grand Prix.

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Drivers Teams

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	369.5
2	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	369.5
3	Valtteri Bottas Mercedes	218
4	Sergio Pérez Red Bull	190
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	158
6	Lando Norris McLaren	154

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Mercedes Hamilton & Bottas	587.5
2	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	559.5
3	Ferrari Leclerc & Sainz	307.5
4	McLaren Ricciardo & Norris	269
5	Alpine Ocon & Alonso	149
6	Alpha Tauri Gasly & Tsunoda	120