Penalty points per driver and days to expiry after Spanish Grand Prix.

Albon received 1 penalty point for leaving track multiple times, Gasly 2 points for causing collision with Stroll

What are Penalty points?

Formula 1 drivers accumulate penalty points for various misdemeanors during a race weekend. The more severe the infraction, the more penalty points a driver will receive. One of the most common offense is speeding in the pit lane, but other offenses can include crossing the white line at the end of the pit lane, driving unnecessarily slowly on track, and causing a collision. Points are added to a driver's total after each race, and if they reach 12 points they are automatically banned from participating in the next race.

Another Grand Prix - Another Stroll Incident

During the recent Spanish Grand Prix, two drivers received penalty points

1. Alex Albon - For Leaving the track without a justifiable reason multiple times.

2. Pierre Gasly - For causing a collision with Lance Stroll.

One user of r/F1Technical suggested this -

“I'm sure there are a few people on this list who have points for colliding with Stroll where it was questionable that the correct driver was punished” - u/ewankenobi

So, let’s investigate every penalty point received for causing a collision. Two takeaways

1. Not all collisions receive 2 penalty points as I previously assumed.

2. Out of 33 current penalty points, Lance Stroll is involved in 42% of them.

Details of every Penalty point for ‘causing a collision’

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