F1 Penalty Points: Drivers’ penalty points before the Qatar GP

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The F1 penalty points system was first introduced in 2014 by the FIA to keep driving standards above a certain threshold. As part of the system, points were given on the basis of driver transgressions. These violations could be anything from dangerous driving, causing a collision, pushing a driver off track, etc.

This season, ahead of the F1 race in Baku, Kevin Magnussen became the first driver to face a race ban under this system. The Danish driver had accrued as many as 12 F1 penalty points in the last 12 months and hence had to miss the race. As we head to the race in Qatar, how do the drivers stack up in terms of F1 penalty points? Let's take a look.

F1 Penalty points before the Qatar GP

#1. Lewis Hamilton