Max Verstappen was given five seconds afterwards, but remained fifth; Charles Leclerc paid more heavily.
Max Verstappen has retained his fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix, despite a five-second time penalty that was only handed out hours after the race. For Red Bull, the damage was limited: the result did not change significantly for Verstappen. Charles Leclerc came off worse.
The Ferrari driver received a heavier penalty of 20 seconds and therefore dropped back in the final ranking. This gave the race a clear aftermath after the finish. The difference between the two penalties made the impact immediately visible.
Five seconds were not enough for Verstappen to regain his position, while 20 seconds for Leclerc had an immediate impact on the ranking. The timing made it extra painful: the sporting settlement did not take place on the track, but only after the race was over. Such a correction counts double for teams.
First there is the result on Sunday, then the official version that remains after investigation and sanctions. In Miami, Red Bull emerged relatively unscathed. Ferrari had to watch as Leclerc lost ground after the finish.
The penalties underlined how fragile a Formula 1 result can be once the race management intervenes afterwards. Verstappen escaped with a cosmetic correction, while Leclerc actually lost positions. That's where the hard dividing line is in this aftermath.
Not every penalty has the same weight in the table, even though every correction ends up in the same official result. For Verstappen, the penalty was limited to a note on his race. For Leclerc it became a real sporting bill, paid in places instead of just seconds.
Miami mainly showed how big the difference can be between being punished and suffering damage. Red Bull did not have to give up Verstappen's fifth place again. Ferrari saw Leclerc's race deteriorate after the finish, without a chance to rectify that on track.
For Red Bull it mainly meant conservation. For Ferrari, the same post-race reality turned out to be a loss, with Leclerc the biggest victim of the redesigned result. What's next: Miami's final ranking is now dominated by the aftermath: Verstappen remains fifth, Leclerc has to live with the more expensive correction. Read at NU.nl Sport
Post-race penalties don't just change numbers on paper. They shift the narrative of a Grand Prix after teams, drivers and fans have already processed the finish line. In Miami that contrast was clearly visible. Verstappen was punished, but held on to fifth place and limited the damage for Red Bull. Leclerc suffered a much heavier blow: 20 seconds, with direct consequences for his position in the results. That does not make this a footnote, but an example of how Formula 1 can still tilt after the flag.
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