Max Verstappen was handed a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the start of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which he and Red Bull are unhappy about

“These are the best drivers in the world, they have the best judgement and the best awareness, so if you're making an overtake into Turn 1, but you completely go off track then it’s a ten-second penalty, but a five-second penalty was applied and I’m not a fan of this.

Verstappen received a five-second time penalty for an incident at the 2025 Jeddah race but refused to speak much about his objections