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What will happen in the 2020 season with PENALTY POINTS?

Formula 1 is dormant at the moment due to the coronavirus crisis, but many are wondering what will happen to the penalty points that the racers scored in last year’s championship?

Photo: HB Press

This year's season v Formulas 1 raises many questions, some only on second look. While royal class of motorsport struggling with when he will even be able to start racing are still here other aspects, over which hangs a question mark.

Like what will happen to penalty points, collected by the racers during last season? Do they wipe as usual twelve months have elapsed or also this table temporarily freezes? That could be for some racers, which are close to imprisonment in the race, even more important. View v policy gives us a clear answer. V Article 4.2 of the Sports Rules it reads: "Penalty points will remain on a driver's Super License for a period of 12 months after which they will be respectively removed on the 12 month anniversary of their imposition."

Sebastian Vettel could get rid of the four penalty points he had accumulated last season by the start of this season. The Ferrari racer is at the very top of this crossroads - Photo: HB Press

Specifically, this means that penalty points independently from circumstances in any case deleted after after one year. Last but not least, these points are also deleted for racers who no longer race in Formula 1. Sebastian Vettl they are good news. Because a racer Ferrari is currently with seven penalty points at the top of this table - along with Daniel Ricciard. While they will An Australian already next week deleted two penalty points, he will have Hag his seven at least until June 9.

Along with Vettl, Daniel Ricciardo is also at the top of Formula 1 sinners. They both collected seven last year, but the Australian will be wiped out two next week - Photo: HB Press

It means that you are in normal season he should not be allowed a further five penalty points in the first eight races, otherwise he would be threatened imprisonment of one race. Because do June 9 there will definitely be no race, Vettel as a result, there is no danger of accumulating extra points. July 14 the next two points are deleted, but it is not yet clear whether it will be formula 1 up to this point she has driven any race at all, although there has been a lot of talk in recent days about the start of the season in Austria namely July 5.           

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