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Formula One fans have hit out at the FIA for giving Max Verstappen a retrospective 10-second penalty in the wake of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - a punishment that did not change the result of the race.
Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton's title battle got very heated in Jeddah on Sunday night, with the pair clashing throughout a dramatic race and the latter eventually running out race winner.
Red Bull star Verstappen finished second, even with a five-second penalty handed to him during the race for an incident with Hamilton at turn one, meaning the race will go on to Abu Dhabi next week with the pair dead level in the drivers' standings.
Max Verstappen (left) and Lewis Hamilton collided in a bizarre lap 37 incident in Saudi Arabia
Hamilton ran into the back of his title rival after Verstappen was ordered to give the lead back
F1 fans fumed at the retrospective decision to hand Verstappen a further 10-second penalty
One claimed Verstappen is going to put another driver in 'SERIOUS danger' if he carries on
Another spoke about the worrying precedent the FIA have set by dishing out a minor penalty
After the race in Saudi Arabia, both Verstappen and Hamilton were called to the stewards regarding a bizarre incident on lap 37, in which the Red Bull man was instructed to give the lead back to Hamilton, only for the Brit to crash into the back of him when he braked hard on the straight.
Verstappen argued he had
