The reigning champion’s win at Imola elevated him to second in the world title standings and onto 59 points. Ferrari’s Leclerc still leads despite finishing sixth after a costly error. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko quipped that Hamilton might have chosen to
Their official protests were waved away and Verstappen’s race and title wins were upheld. The stewards did acknowledge, however, that the regulations at the time “may not have been applied fully” by Masi. Now, the wording of the rule has been changed