Pierre Gasly avoided the ignominy of becoming the first Formula 1 driver to ever pick up enough penalty points on their licence for a race ban.
But the threat still looms with the Frenchman on 10 points, all of which carried over from last season. If a driver reaches 12 within a period of as many months, then the rules dictate that they must serve a one-race ban. No F1 racer has ever triggered this sanction.
But there were worries that Gasly might do so after his crash with team-mate Esteban Ocon towards the end of the Australian Grand Prix. Both Alpine cars were on course for points in the final few laps of the race and all they had to do was to get through a late restart unscathed.
