Verstappen, Hamilton escape sanctions for Mexico F1 qualifying incidents

Ahead of the final runs in Q1, Verstappen, Alonso and Russell all backed up other cars while leaving the pitlane in a bid to create a gap and find clear air.

All three drivers were summoned by the FIA’s stewards for “unnecessarily impeding” at pit exit, but they decided not to take any further action.

The drivers and their team managers successfully argued that their actions were the result of the maximum delta time, which prevents drivers from…