The Red Bull star came home in third in Saturday’s sprint, but that position was quickly called into question with the announcement of an FIA investigation.Just after the chequered flag, it was revealed that the F1 champion was under scrutiny for an alleged Virtual Safety Car (VSC) infringement.This offence was alleged to have occurred on lap 23 of the race, just as the VSC was about to end and Verstappen was eyeing an overtake on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.Lando Norris won the Brazilian GP sprint raceMax Verstappen was investigated by the FIA immediately after the sprintFIA announce Max Verstappen penalty verdictAfter completing their investigation, the FIA has now announced that Verstappen did indeed break the rules, slapping the F1 champion with a five-second penalty as a result of his breach of article 56.5 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.
