Marko compliments FIA: 'Good decision in spirit of the sport'

"A faultless lap without track limits and the like," was how Marko summed up Verstappen's decisive run at the German branch of Sky. The lap was 'flawless,' yet there was still more to come. "It was not an optimal lap, but it was enough," he said. The 26-year-old Dutchman held half a tenth over runner-up Charles Leclerc when crossing the line.

A day earlier, the difference between the two drivers was even smaller: five thousandths in Verstappen's favour. However, the Red Bull driver's time was - as is well known - taken away because of track limits.

On Saturday, the FIA intervened and the track limits were widened at three different spots on the track; including at the spot where Verstappen went too wide. Compliments to the FIA