I read that because Max went through double waved yellows he could get a five place grid penalty whereas Bottas and Sainz went through single waved yellows so they could get three place grid penalty. Suspect being on the clean/dirty side of the track may have bigger impact at this track as there are no other races (eg F2) taking place to clean the track up. To be fair Max seems to be pretty rapid at the starts regardless of what side he starts from.
We shall see if the stewards ignore the transgressions…
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