Motor racing-Verstappen bites his tongue after Jeddah penalty

Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 20, 2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his second place on the podium after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki

JEDDAH (Reuters) -Max Verstappen bit his tongue to stay out of trouble after clearly disagreeing with Formula One stewards over a costly Saudi Arabian Grand Prix penalty on Sunday.

Red Bull's four times world champion started on pole and finished second, 2.8 seconds behind McLaren's winner Oscar Piastri, after getting a five second penalty for a first corner incident.