Ferrari star risks FIA punishment after LATE Mexican GP incident

A Ferrari Formula 1 driver is in for a nervous wait to find out if he'll receive a punishment from the FIA after a late incident at the Mexican Grand Prix.

The Scuderia were just a few laps from taking a second consecutive 1-2 finish, but Charles Leclerc went wide and wild at the last corner in the dying laps to allow Lando Norris through into second.

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Max Verstappen could only manage a P6 finish behind both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as the Mercedes pair claimed fourth and fifth respectively.

The Red Bull star was hit with two 10-second penalties following a series of close calls with Norris in the opening stages of the race.

Leclerc faces FIA penalty

Verstappen is no stranger to being penalised by the FIA, with the Red Bull star also finding himself in hot water away from the track.

The Dutchman was given a penalty for his use of foul language in a press conference in Singapore, and now it seems that Leclerc might also have to face the same reprimand.

As Norris overtook the Monegasque driver for P2, the Ferrari star did superbly well to stop his SF-24 from going into the barriers as he struggled with tyre degradation and briefly lost control of his car.

It was a nervous moment for the 27-year-old who explained in the post-race press conference that he said "oh f***" to himself after it happened.

Yet Leclerc quickly panicked after the incident realising that he had also used foul language in a press conference, adding: "Oh no! I don't want to join Max!"

It is yet to be seen whether the FIA will penalise him as they did with Verstappen or let Leclerc off for what seemed to be a genuine slip of the tongue.

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