FIA confirm DOUBLE penalty for Red Bull star after Austrian Grand Prix collision

The FIA has confirmed a double punishment for Red Bull star Yuki Tsunoda following an incident at the Austrian Grand Prix.

After Max Verstappen was forced to retire from the race after an early collision, all of Red Bull's hopes for the race were on the Japanese driver after lap one.

However, once again, Tsunoda failed to deliver, spending more time racing towards the back of the field than the front, having started down in P18.

The Japanese racer didn't give up at the back of the pack, however, battling hard with Franco Colapinto in the closing stages of the race. On lap 31 however, Tsunoda opted for a lunge down the inside of the Argentine star, making contact with his Alpine at Turn 4 as a result.

Tsunoda swiftly pitted, and Red Bull were forced to fit a new front wing to his RB21, but the damage to his car was the least of Tsunoda's worries.

As a result of causing the collision, the FIA swiftly announced that Tsunoda was given a 10-second time penalty, as well as handed two penalty points.

The Red Bull star finished Sunday's race in 16th position.

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Stewards explain Yuki Tsunoda penalty

After the stewards reviewed video evidence, an announcement from the FIA declared: "Car 22 [Tsunoda] attempted an overtake on the inside on Car 43 [Colapinto] into Turn 4 and both cars collided after the apex.

"The Stewards determine that the driver of Car 22 was fully at fault as the front axle of Car 22 never got ahead of the mirrors of Car 43 before the collision. Hence Car 22 did not have the right to the corner."

The time penalty has not impacted Tsunoda's finishing position, given that P16 was already the lowest he could have crossed the line in after three DNFs and a DNS in Austria.

However, the two penalty points added to his licence do have more staying power, with the Red Bull star leaving Austria with a total of four points to his name.

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