Verstappen's crash leads to small silver lining that will help the Dutchman this season
Co-author:Kada Sárközi
Marnik Kok caught the Formula 1 world around twenty years ago. A deep passion for motorsport, Ferrari, and a background in journalism led him to contribute to various (international) F1 platforms. Since 2020, Marnik has been active as an editor and journalist in the pinnacle of motorsport for several media outlets, including De Telegraaf. As of 2025, he brings that experience to GPblog as a seasoned editor.
During his active years as a journalist — now working as a freelancer — Marnik attended numerous events, with the Dutch Grand Prix standing out as one of the highlights. In addition to his work at GPblog, Marnik is also active in the communications sector at a major national provider and steps in wherever needed. Sitting still is not an option — especially not in motorsport!
Max Verstappen scored zero points at the Austrian GP, after Kimi Antonelli bumped him out of the race on Lap 1. It is not the result the Dutchman would have hoped for, but there's a silver lining.
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 avoids penalty and therefore a possible suspension
Verstappen's crash was clearly not his fault, so he won't receive any penalty points for it.
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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.
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