Max Verstappen was penalized for his crash with George Russell in the Spanish GP, but why wasn't he disqualified?

Max Verstappen dealt his Formula 1 title defense a self-inflicted blow at the Spanish Grand Prix when he collided with George Russell’s Mercedes, in a move which Russell later said appeared to be “deliberate.

Reigning world champion had a deliberate-looking collision with George Russell during the Formula 1 race in Barcelona, and after initially playing down the incident, Max Verstappen has taken to social