Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen facing race BAN as FIA issue additional penalty to Red Bull star

Chris Deeley Sunday 1 June 2025 22:57

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, FIA, Imola, 2025

Max Verstappen has moved to the bring of a stunning Formula 1 race ban after Sunday's controversial Spanish Grand Prix.

The Red Bull star was given three penalty points on his FIA superlicence for an incident late in the race, which saw him arrow into the side of George Russell's Mercedes.

Neither was taken out of the race by the incident, or even lost a spot on track, crossing the finish line in fourth and fifth. However, Verstappen was demoted to 10th by race stewards, given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision.

That penalty, and the three penalty points he was handed after the race, mean that a single penalty point next time out in Canada, or in the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, would see him pass the 12-point limit within a 12-month time frame and be suspended for a race.

Verstappen's already slim chances of challenging for the drivers' championship were torn to shreds this weekend, not only by his one-point haul in Barcelona but also the lack of impact of a new technical directive about front wing flexibility – which rivals had hoped would stymie the dominance of McLaren. It did not.

Max Verstappen's penalty points

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
Date	Event	Reason for Penalty	Points Incurred	Expiration Date
June 30, 2024	Austrian Grand Prix	Causing a collision with Lando Norris	2	June 30, 2025
October 27, 2024	Mexico City Grand Prix	Forcing Lando Norris off track	2	October 27, 2025
November 1, 2024	Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint	Being under the minimum VSC delta time	1	November 1, 2025
December 1, 2024	Qatar Grand Prix	Driving unnecessarily slowly on a cooldown lap during qualifying	1	December 1, 2025
December 8, 2024	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri	2	December 8, 2025
June 1, 2025	Spanish Grand Prix	Causing a collision with George Russell	3	June 1, 2026

F1 Driver Penalty Points

Position	Driver	Team
Driver	Team	Penalty Points
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	11
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	6
Jack Doohan	Alpine	4
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	4
Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	4
Ollie Bearman	Haas	4
Lando Norris	McLaren	3
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	3
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	2
Carlos Sainz	Williams	2
Alex Albon	Williams	2
George Russell	Mercedes	1
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	0
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	0
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	0
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	0
Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	0
Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	0
Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	0
Esteban Ocon	Haas	0

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