Max Verstappen could lose Japanese Grand Prix pole position as he has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for a Q3 incident involving Lando Norris. On their respective out-laps on the first Q3 runs, Verstappen was going slowly, preparing for a fast lap through 130R, with Norris doing similar in the McLaren. As Norris opened up for a lap, Verstappen had a moment, forcing Norris to take avoiding action and not crash broadside into the Red Bull. Verstappen's 1m:29.304s effort was enough to take pole with Norris 10th. The Dutch driver has been called to see the stewards at 17:00 local time in Japan (09:00am BST, 10:00am CET for a breach of Article 33.4 of the Sporting Regulations. This regulation states that: 'At no time, may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person.' Verstappen did apologise for the move, but Norris felt a penalty was deserved.
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