Penalty points last for 12 months in F1, and so Verstappen’s slate won’t start clearing until June 30, the day after the Austrian Grand Prix. And even that is just two points falling off, if he navigates clean weekends in Canada and Austria in the coming weeks.

And one driver has a chance to collect themselves after an eventful Spanish Grand Prix, a race that now has them at risk of a one-race suspension. Max Verstappen was given both a