While the grid drop is 🎃ultimately inconsequential given the Williams driver qualified 20th and last after having both of his lap times deleted for track limits in a messy Q1, he has also🍎 been given two penalty points on his licence. 

That t🥀akes Sꦚargeant’s total for the 12 month period up to six points, leaving the American rookie just six shy of triggering an automatic one-race ban. 

The penalty compounds what was a nightmare qualifying for Sargeant as he ended up slowest in qualifying for the sevent🐟h time this🦩 season. 

“The driver of Car 2 stated that he overtook Car 22 because he appeared to be going slowly and a🌊lso because he saw the green panel ahead,” the stewards noted. 

“The Stewards determined however that this was a breach of the regulations. The fact that a driver can see a green panel ไor flag ahead, does not mean that overtaking can occur in what is still a yellow flag zone. Overtaking can only occur after passing the green panel or flag.

“It was also noted that he did not make a suffici𓄧ent redu൩ction in speed.”

Sargeant’s ♛Williams team have also received a €20,000 fine, of which €10,000 is suspended for 12 months, for leavi▨ng a jack unattended in the pit lane, which was struck by Tsunoda.