{"id":274588,"date":"2025-04-21T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/conor-dalys-dad-cannot-believe-verstappen-and-lawsons-penalties-at-f1s-saudi-arabian-gp\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:47","slug":"conor-dalys-dad-cannot-believe-verstappen-and-lawsons-penalties-at-f1s-saudi-arabian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/conor-dalys-dad-cannot-believe-verstappen-and-lawsons-penalties-at-f1s-saudi-arabian-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Daly&#8217;s dad cannot believe Verstappen and Lawson&#8217;s penalties at F1&#8217;s Saudi Arabian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4884811\" data-slug-id=\"2484345\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticd.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/indycar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IndyCar<\/a> sensation Conor Daly&#8217;s father, Derek, took to the social media platform X and reacted to the penalties awarded to four-time F1 champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/max-verstappen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Max Verstappen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/liam-lawson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Liam Lawson<\/a> at the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/saudi-arabian-grand-prix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Saudi Arabian<\/a> GP. Derek Daly detailed the disparity between the two penalties as he questioned the race stewards&#8217; decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Daly&#8217;s father compared the 10-second and 5-second penalties given to Lawson and Verstappen, respectively, at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit and suggested that cutting a corner should be a drive-through penalty irrespective of the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cVerstappen skips 2nd corner-gains HUGE advantage \u2019cos he keeps lead- gets 5 sec penalty. Lawson goes off track-gains advantage-and gets 10 sec penalty\u2026 Huh???? Skipping corner shud be drive thru penalty\u2026.Congrats McLaren and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/oscar-piastri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Piastri<\/a>,\u201d read Conor Daly&#8217;s father\u2019s tweet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/max-verstappen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Max Verstappen<\/a> started the race in pole position with Oscar Piastri in P2. However, the McLaren driver got a better start off the line and was ahead of the Dutchman going into Turn 1. Verstappen then brakes late, wasn&#8217;t able to make the corner, and took avoiding action by cutting the corner and maintaining the lead.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, midway through the race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/liam-lawson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Liam Lawson<\/a> passed Jack Doohan on the main straight, but failed to slow down for the first corner, and marginally went off track.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">F1<\/a> fans and pundits questioned the decisions made by the Stewards. IndyCar\u2019s play-by-play announcer, FOX star signing, and former F1 TV host Will Buxton also took to X and explained his confusion via a tweet. His tweet read,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIntriguing penalties in yesterday\u2019s F1 race. Verstappen one a slam dunk to my mind. Zero wiggle room on that. But the Lawson one I cannot get my head around. The move for position was done and long since completed on the straight. Very odd.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Comparing the two, Verstappen&#8217;s off track excursion seemed a serious one in comparison to Lawson. However, the Kiwi driver was given a 10 seconds penalty whereas Verstappen only received a 5 seconds penalty.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conor Daly reflects on the \u201cdifficult day\u201d at Long Beach Grand Prix <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Conor Daly had a tough qualifying session at Long Beach and started the race in P21. The JHR driver then had an issue during his first pitstop as he failed to get enough fuel for the next stint, which forced him to pit early for the second stop.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the pitstop troubles, Daly also faced issues with the ride control, which further worsened his race pace. Detailing the same on X, Conor Daly tweeted,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cReally difficult day for us after not getting enough fuel in the car on the first stop. Also dealing with a ride control issue that basically wounded us terminally. Nothing we could do pace wise. Congrats to the team and @sting_ray_robb on a great result!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Conor Daly finished the race in P25. 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