[Jody Barton]

Max didn't lift... that's a grid drop. 5 place drop. Whoops.

That would be harsh and unfair. He got the job done on the first lap, infingement was on second run. Deserved pole and should start from pole IMO.

Of course it'd be harsh, but failing to slow under waved yellows has resulted in a 5 place grid penalty beforehand, so I think they'll need to be consistent here. You can't have drivers ignoring yellows when they feel like it. There was a car in the wall and potentially marshals on the track. So if he didn't lift, which he didn't, his foot was planted, he wasn't prepared to stop or take avoiding action if necessary.

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He's been summoned to the stewards. It's a slam dunk. The rules are clear, he didn't lift, Vettel and Hamilton did, and to be honest, the team should've told Max to lift, Lewis didn't set a fastest third sector, but sectors 1 and 2 were fantastic. only slighty off Ferrari in S1 for Lewis, but much quicker in S2, and purple, but yellow in S3, plus he clearly lifted, even though there weren't yellows for him as he was right behind Bottas. It might be harsh, and I'd agree, but the rules are there for the safety of there fellow drivers and marshals.