Both Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson have been summoned to see the FIA stewards after Friday’s practice at the Mexican Grand Prix. The former Red Bull teammates were involved in a freak collision that led to a red flag during FP2 with debris on the track. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson under FIA investigation Update: FIA confirms sanctions for Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson after ‘clumsy’ practice crash in Mexico Heading to the stadium section during the second hour of practice, Verstappen, in the Red Bull, made a move around the inside of Lawson in the Racing Bulls junior car. Lawson held his ground at Turn 13, as Verstappen waved a hand in frustration at the New Zealander. The Dutchman was shown the edge of the track and, as he returned to the sidewalk and entered the circuit, the pair made contact. While the damage inflicted was not too extensive, Lawson did require a front wing change, while Verstappen’s bargeboard had seen better days. The incident caused a brief red flag so marshals could clear debris coming out of T13. The crash was noted by the FIA stewards, who elevated it to a post-session investigation, calling both Verstappen and Lawson as part of it. Sky F1 analyst Bernie Collins, former McLaren chief performance engineer and former Aston Martin head of strategy, believes both drivers will reflect on that incident as if it were not worth it. She said: “From a pit wall, from a car, from the driver’s side, in a [F]Losing a component in the second session is really the worst thing that can happen to you, or it is quite negative for the rest of the weekend. We don’t know how many spare parts the teams have at this point in the season. “I think both drivers probably, in the coldness of the report, regret their decisions. It’s not clear to me at this point if Verstappen was on a push lap, but then he ran the rest of the session with this damage to the front bargeboard, which will have caused him to lose performance and will have affected future races and the learning they will have for the rest of the weekend.” “Both drivers had a chance to do something different there, and I think they’ll both think about whether that corner was really worth it. It wasn’t.” The latest talking points from the Mexican Grand Prix on PlanetF1.com Surprise contender to drive Cadillac F1 emerges amid uncertainty for Valtteri Bottas. The FIA clarifies the strange confusion regarding Colton Herta’s Super License. Verstappen ultimately finished FP2 in fifth place, three-tenths off the pace of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who completed Friday’s one-two by leading both FP1 and FP2. Verstappen is in the fight to secure second place in the Drivers’ Championship standings. As for Lawson, he finished P9 on Friday, just over half a tenth behind his Racing Bulls teammate Arvid Lindblad. Racing Bulls are yet to confirm their 2027 F1 line-up, with Lawson, Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov, who appeared for the team in FP1, all competing for the two seats. Read next – Mexican GP: Verstappen and Lawson collide, Hamilton stops, Leclerc leads FP2
