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The F1 penalty points system has played a major role in helping keep the driving standards under check. The system was put in place in 2014 as a direct consequence of a dip in driving standards in the early 2010s.
With drivers like Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado making it a habit of getting into skirmishes, a system had to be put in place to keep the drivers in check. As part of the system, the points are added to drivers' super-licenses based on the severity of the transgressions. If a driver reaches 12 points, he's getting banned from a race.
Since the inception of this system in 2014, Kevin Magnussen has been the only driver to face a ban. It was imposed because the Danish driver reached 12 F1 penalty points over a 12-month period. As the circus moves on from the F1 Brazilian GP, who are the top 5 delinquents of penalty points? Let's take a look.
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F1 Penalty Points: Who is close to a ban?
#5 Sergio Perez
Penalty Points: 3
Perez has three F1 penalty points.
- Two points: Causing a collision with Lando Norris at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expire November 26, 2024)
- One point: Unsafe release in pit lane at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (expires March 9, 2025)
#4 Nico Hulkenberg
Penalty Points: 4
Hulkenberg has four F1 penalty points currently.
- Two points: Causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix (expire on September 1, 2025)
- Two points: Pushing Fernando Alonso off track at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix (expire on June 29, 2025)
#3 Lance Stroll
Penalty Points: 5
Stroll has collected five penalty points over the past 12 months, including a two-point penalty incurred for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo in China.
- Two points: Causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the Chinese GP (expire on April 21, 2025)
- Three points: Overtaking under yellow flag conditions at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expire on November 17, 2024)
#2 Max Verstappen
Penalty Points: 7
Verstappen now has seven penalty points, with the latest additions coming in the Brazilian GP due to his incident with Lando Norris.
- One point: VSC infringement in the 2024 F1 Brazilian GP Sprint (expires on November 2, 2025)
- Two points: Forcing Lando Norris off track during the 2024 F1 Mexican GP (expire on October 28, 2025)
- Two points: Causing a collision with Norris at the 2024 F1 Austrian GP (expire on June 30, 2025)
- Two points: Forcing Charles Leclerc off track during the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expire on November 19, 2024)
#1 Fernando Alonso
Penalty Points: 8
Alonso has accumulated eight F1 penalty points. Along with a 10-second penalty, he was handed two penalty points for a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the Austrian GP.
- Two points: Causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the F1 Austrian GP (expire June 30, 2025)
- Three points: Pushing Carlos Sainz off the track at the F1 Chinese GP Sprint (expire April 20, 2025)
- Three points: Potentially dangerous driving against George Russell at the Australian GP (expire on March 24, 2025)
