Why Max Verstappen deserved controversial Saudi Arabian penalty

Join RacingNews365's Nick Golding, as he analyses Max Verstappen's incident with Oscar Piastri from last weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and why his penalty was actually fair. The rules of overtaking in Formula 1 are explained, with the sporting regulations used to examine the four-time world champion's punishment and why he got lucky!

23 April 5:55PM

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