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"And he said to us immediately that was a brilliant move by Max, but he was off the track by about a metre on the inside of the corner. And Mika is extremely quick on seeing what's going on, on a race track. And he overtook him on I think it was the third last turn. And Max Verstappen performed a brilliant move, an amazing move, on Kimi Raikkonen. "It was the 2017 US Grand Prix, it was the last lap of the race. And I want to give a classic example here that sticks in my mind and my fellow stewards at that event. "It's important to think about those who've been impacted as well. "In deciding we must demonstrate the responsibility to consider not just the side of the alleged offender," Connelly said. Speaking to fellow stewards around the world in an FIA web conference on Saturday, Connelly cited the Verstappen case when stressing that any decisions should always consider the consequences for parties who might have lost out. Immediately after the race he was given a five-second penalty that reversed the positions to see the Dutchman replaced by Raikkonen in the podium ceremony at the last minute, triggering a furore on social media among fans.
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Verstappen passed Kimi Raikkonen for third place on the last lap of the Austin race but the Red Bull driver was quickly deemed by the stewards to have gone off the circuit and gained a lasting advantage while making the move.