Martin Brundle criticized the stewards' decision to sanction Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas for a yellow flag breach in Qatar, insisting there were "mitigating circumstances" behind the transgressions. Verstappen and Bottas were both caught out by the caution warning brandished at the end of qualifying due to Pierre Gasly's stranded AlphaTauri, while Ferrari's Carlos Sainz who was also summoned to the stewards was let off the hook. The Red Bull and Mercedes drivers were hit respectively with a five and three-place grid drop, a penalty aggravated for the Dutchman who was shown double yellows and that sparked the ire of the Milton Keynes-based outfit's top brass. Brundle was...
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