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The F1 penalty points system has been put in place to keep the driving standards in the sport above a certain level. These were introduced in 2014 after the driving standards took a dip in the early 2010s and there were quite a few incidents on track. We even had Romain Grosjean getting banned in 2012 for the first-lap incident in Belgium.
As part of the penalty points system, drivers are given points based on the severity of their transgressions. These transgressions could be dangerous driving, causing a collision, etc.
These points stay with the driver for 12 months, after which they expire. Any driver that ends up accumulating 12 F1 penalty points faces a race ban. In the 2024 F1 season, we're done with 21 races, and only 3 are left. Who is closest to a ban? Let's take a look.
