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.

The world champion was penalised by 10 seconds at the end of the race and given three penalty points, bringing his total to 11 for a 12-month period