Max Verstappen was not pushed off at Turn 1 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as even if Oscar Piastri had not been in the equation, he would never have made the corner. That’s the opinion of former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer,

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has no objections to the notion that McLaren's Oscar Piastri has serious Formula 1 title credentials

The polesitter was hit with a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on lap one of the race