Overview

• Verstappen’s late-race collision with George Russell in Barcelona earned him a 10-second time penalty and three superlicense points, dropping him from fifth to 10th place.
• His total of 11 penalty points leaves him one point shy of an automatic one-race suspension under the FIA’s rolling 12-month system.
• Any further infraction in the Canadian or Austrian Grands Prix would trigger a mandatory ban, placing extra pressure on Verstappen’s title campaign.
• Red Bull has shortlisted Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Daniel Ricciardo and Ayumu Iwasa as possible replacements should Verstappen be suspended.
• The penalty widened Verstappen’s championship deficit to 49 points behind leader Oscar Piastri, compounding Red Bull’s strategic challenges.