Max Verstappen’s move on George Russell afforded stewards an opportunity to send a very loud message through the motorsport ranks as far as what is acceptable on track. Instead, they squandered the opportunity with a light punishment that does little to condemn or defer behaviour that has no place on a race track.

The Dutchman dropped down to P10 and suffered a big blow in his title ambitions, having caused a collision with George Russell. Sky Sports F1 pundit Nico Rosberg accused Verstappen of making a deliberate contact and wanted the Red Bull man disqualified from the race.