Charles Leclerc has been handed a 20-second post-race time penalty for a last-lap incident at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
Leclerc suffered a high-speed spin on the final lap of the Miami race, avoiding a huge accident but still suffering front-left car damage after tapping the Turn 3 wall.
As a result Leclerc lost a podium finish to Oscar Piastri, and he then desperately attempted to fend off Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
But because he suffered steering arm damage Leclerc cut several corners and pushed the lapped car of Arvid Lindblad out of the way. He also made slight contact with Russell at the hairpin as he lost places to both the Mercedes man and Verstappen at the line.
After the race the FIA race stewards investigated the contact with Russell as well as Leclerc allegedly leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Leclerc was handed a drive-through penalty for the latter, which was converted into a 20-second penalty post-race.
As a result Leclerc drops to down to eighth behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, who nets his best-ever grand prix result as a result.
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