Brundle sends advice to F1 drivers as Bearman nears race ban

The 66-year-old driver-turned-pundit also suggested how drivers could approach overtaking incidents without earning themselves penalties.

“It actually doesn't matter whose fault it is; contact with other cars costs points and podiums, as likely happened in Monza for those two,” Brundle wrote in his Sky F1 column.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Bearman saw his penalty points accumulation over a 12-month period rise to 10, leaving him just two shy of a race ban. The British driver, who is in his rookie Formula 1 season, was involved in a collision with Sainz entering the second chicane at Monza.

The race stewards judged Bearman to have been at fault for the incident and handed him a 10-second penalty, with two further penalty points added to his licence.

Earlier, Sainz had his penalty points rescinded by the FIA following his collision with Liam Lawson at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Spanish driver had initially been penalised for an incident involving the Kiwi native during the Zandvoort race.

Sainz, who was attempting to complete an overtake on the Racing Bulls driver, collided with Lawson – an incident the stewards initially adjudged to be his fault. However, following the exercise of his right to review, the FIA erased the two penalty points he had originally been handed. Nothing could be done, however, about the 10-second penalty he was forced to serve during the race at the Dutch dunes.