Championship leader Tyler Maxson has been elevated to the race win after a raft of post-race penalties in Porsche Carrera Cup North America at the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Championship leader Tyler Maxson has been elevated to the race win after a raft of post-race penalties in Porsche Carrera Cup North America at the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix.
In what turned out to be a single race due to incoming weather and F1 schedule changes, Maxson (TOPP Racing) initially crossed the line second behind JDX Racing’s Callum Hedge. However, after a wild, frantic, and contact-filled race, Hedge was one of five drivers to be awarded a 28-second penalty (equivalent of a drive-through) for “causing a collision.”
The win for Maxson extends his championship points advantage despite the fact that he was caught up in the opening Lap 1, Turn 1 melee.
Hedge survived the initial Turn 1 class, and the JDX Racing driver endured a three-wide battle with 20 minutes remaining before ultimately climbing back to the top spot.
Maxson passed fellow Porsche Motorsport North America Junior Program racer Paul Bocuse (Kellymoss) with five minutes remaining, and the latter finished second for his best-ever finish in Porsche Carrera Cup North America.
After the penalties, Jared Thomas took the final podium spot despite facing backwards at one stage at the Miami “Harbour” after contact.
Hedge took to social media, describing it as a positive day overall, while also expressing his disappointment with the post-race penalty, admitting he is still reflecting on it himself, and lamenting the cancellation of Race 2, where he had secured pole position and a prime opportunity to redeem himself.
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