Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was given a ten-second stop-go penalty after a comedy of errors on lap six at the Italian Grand Prix.
The German spun his SF90 in clear air at the Ascari chicane on lap six but avoided the barriers.
From there the drama continued, however, as Vettel drove back onto the track and straight into the path of SportPesa Racing Point’s Lance Stroll.
Stroll would be punted off the track by Vettel with both suffering front wing damage as a result, before Stroll performed a similarly unsafe return to the track in front of Pierre Gasly who was forced into the gravel trap.
LAP 7/53
Vettel loses control at Turn Nine, and collides with Stroll as he returns
And then Stroll comes close to colliding with Gasly as he gets back on the track#F1 #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/zZCViHSN98
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“He just came back on track like an idiot,” vented Stroll over team radio.
Both Vettel and Stroll were placed under investigation by the stewards and they hit Vettel with a ten-second stop-go penalty, one of the most severe on-track penalties that can be given. It put Vettel swiftly to the back of the field.
Oh dear…what are we going to do with you, Sebastian? #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1pic.twitter.com/XatIdJCUri
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Stroll was given a drive-through penalty for his role in the chaos.
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