Overview

• Max Verstappen inadvertently dropped a towel onto the Hungaroring during Friday’s second practice to avoid it becoming a cockpit hazard.
• Race stewards immediately opened an investigation after reviewing on-board footage of the towel being expelled onto the circuit.
• The FIA concluded the towel posed minimal danger compared to rigid debris and classified the incident as a low severity safety breach.
• Red Bull received only a formal warning under F1 regulations that distinguish between soft items and more dangerous cockpit debris.
• Verstappen faces no further sanctions and remains cleared to compete in upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix sessions.