Bearman penalised at Monza with a 10s penalty and two licence points

Stewards at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza handed penalty points to three drivers on Sunday, most seriously penalizing Haas rookie Oliver Bearman after a collision with Carlos Sainz that left the 20 year old two points shy of an automatic one race ban. The stewards imposed a 10 second time penalty and two licence penalty points on Bearman for causing the Lap 41 incident at Monza's Variante della Roggia chicane, while Esteban Ocon and Kimi Antonelli each received single penalty points for separate on track clashes.

Race control said video and in car evidence showed Sainz had his front axle ahead at the apex, giving him the right to the corner, and that Bearman defended on the inside rather than yielding. The stewards wrote that the driver of Car 87 was predominantly at fault and applied the standard penalty for such incidents. The time penalty dropped Bearman down the classification and the two licence points brought his 12 month total to 10, leaving him two away from the 12 point threshold that triggers an automatic ban.

Bearman, visibly disappointed after the race, said he had not yet reviewed the footage in full. "I need to have a look, but it's a shame because we were having...