F1 Driver Stares Down Race Ban After Italian Grand Prix Penalty

Both drivers were able to continue and would eventually miss out on points, finishing 11th and 12th in Sainz's favor after the 10 seconds were applied.

Explaining the decision to give Bearman the 10-second penalty, a stewards' report read: "Car 55 [Sainz] attempted to overtake Car 87 [Bearman] on the outside into Turn 4 and had its front axle ahead of the front axle of Car 87 at the apex, thereby earning the right to the racing line.

"The driver of Car 87 defended his position on the inside instead of giving up the position and caused the collision.

"The Stewards determine that the driver of Car 87 is predominantly at fault and therefore the standard penalty for such incidents is applied."

Crucially for Bearman, the two penalty points added to his license take him to 10 for the rolling 12-month period.

If F1 drivers reach 12 penalty points in that period then a race ban will be administered. For Bearman, he now has to keep his nose clean until November 1.

He picked up two points when standing in for Haas predecessor Kevin Magnussen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last year when he collided with now-Alpine driver Franco Colapinto's Williams.

Dane Magnussen was ironically the last driver to face a race ban for reaching 12 penalty points in a year, with Bearman also deputising at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last season.

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