Verstappen must fear suspension

Max Verstappen will have to watch his step the entire month of June. The Dutchman can no longer afford to make a mistake now that he has 11 penalty points.

Drivers are allowed to accumulate 12 penalty points in a 12-month period. Once 12 penalty points are accumulated, a race ban is automatically imposed. Kevin Magnussen was the first driver to be given a race ban in 2024, after missing the Azerbaijan GP .

Verstappen and Fernando Alonso started the season with eight penalty points on their superlicences, although Alonso lost three penalty points the day after the Chinese GP and later on 20 April a further three penalty points, leaving him with just two penalty points. He would become the first ever reigning world champion to be benched if he receives four penalty points in the first 11 races.

Max Verstappen - 11 points
Two points - expires on 30 June 2025. For causing a collision with Lando Norris during the 2024 Austrian GP.

Two points - expires October 27, 2025. For pushing Lando Norris off the track at the 2024 Mexico City GP.

One point - expires on November 1, 2025. For driving below the minimum VSC delta in the sprint of the Sao Paulo GP.

One point - expires on 1 December 2025. For driving unnecessarily slowly during the cool down lap of qualifying in the Qatar GP.

Two points - expires December 8, 2025. For causing a collision with Oscar Piastri during the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP.

Three points - expires June 1, 2026. For causing a collision with George Russell during the 2025 Spanish GP.