The FIA has confirmed that Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will face no further action for driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Verstappen qualified third for his home race on Saturday behind the dominant McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who claimed his fifth pole position of the F1 2025 season.

Max Verstappen escapes FIA penalty over Dutch Grand Prix breach

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

The FIA announced after qualifying that Verstappen had been summoned over an ‘alleged breach of Article 33.4 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations & Article 12.2.1(i).’

The charge related to driving unnecessarily slowly ‘in contravention of the race director’s event notes.’

Verstappen and a Red Bull team representative were required to report

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