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F1 race ban threat eased for Oliver Bearman

Cody Rhodes in

Oliver Bearman has had two FIA penalty points wiped from his super-licence ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint.

Penalty points stay on a driver’s super-licence for 12 months to the day since they were awarded, with Bearman picking up two points on May 23rd, 2025 for overtaking Williams’ Carlos Sainz under red flags during practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Heading into the Canada weekend, Bearman had 10 points on his super-licence in total, including four for crashing under red flag conditions during a high-speed entry to the pit-lane at the 2025 British Grand Prix.

Following the expiration of his Monaco penalty points, the Haas driver has moved down to 8 points – with his next set to come off being those four from Silverstone, due for July 5th, the day of the British GP itself.

His remaining points will expire as follows.

Two points – expire September 7th, 2026. For colliding with Carlos Sainz during the 2025 Italian Grand Prix.

One point – expires November 8th, 2026. For driving in a manner deemed potentially dangerous against Liam Lawson in the 2025 Sao Paulo GP Sprint.

One point – expires December 7th, 2026. For making more than one change in direction while defending during the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Bearman remains the driver with the most penalty points in the field, with eight, two ahead of Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson.

Check out the full updated list of 2026 F1 driver penalty points by clicking the link.

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