Kvyat and Ericsson handed grid penalties for Canada

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Two drivers have been handed three-place grid drop penalties for the Canadian Grand Prix as a result of incidents that occurred in Monaco on Sunday.

Toro Rosso driver Daniily Kvyat made contact with Renault's Kevin Magnussen through Rascasse on lap 21. The pair had already jostled for position through the swimming pool complex, and the stewards found that he had done so in order to create an artificial overtaking space that he could exploit at the right hander.

Kvyat was cited for a breach of Article 38.1 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations, and was handed the three place grid drop together with two penalty points, amounting to seven points for the current 12 month period. Drivers who accrue more than 12 penalty points in a year receive a one-race ban.

Marcus Ericsson was also summoned to the stewards, to explain another incident at Rascasse on lap 50, this time between Ericsson his Sauber team mate Felipe Nasr. Nasr has seemingly been objecting to team order to let the faster Ericsson past, and then the Swede took matters in to his own hands and tried to barge his way past.

The impact spun Nasr and left debris strewn across the track, leading to a brief virtual safety car period. Nasr crawled back to pit lane while Ericsson attempted to carry on, before finally being forced to call it a day.

Ericsson was issued the same penalty as Kvyat, a three-place grid demotion and two penalty points on his licence, taking his 12-month tally to six.

Kimi Raikkonen also met with the stewards after being reported for rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but was deemed to have acted within the rules and not penalised.

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