Verstappen's crash leads to small silver lining that will help the Dutchman this season

Verstappen's Austrian Grand Prix already finished by Lap 1. Antonelli locked up into Turn 3, and hit the Dutchman out of the race, resulting in a DNF for both drivers.

Zero points for the drivers, with the Dutchman failing to score points in front of the 'Orange Army' and his team's home circuit.

Verstappen's crash was clearly not his fault, so he won't receive any penalty points for it.

Before the weekend, he was on the edge: one penalty point, and he would have been suspended.

Despite going home without points and having his first DNF after more than 400 days, after the Austrian GP, now two points will come off Verstappen's super license.

Until October, the defending world champion will have nine penalty points in total, giving him some room to work with during the upcoming weekends.