Michael Schumacher will start the Monaco Grand Prix five places lower than he qualifies after the FIA stewards deemed he was at fault for the collision between himself and Bruno Senna in Spain.
The Mercedes drivers ran into the back of Senna who he was attempting to overtake into turn one, with the resultant collision causing both drivers to retire.
A statement from the stewards read: “The driver of Car 7 (Michael Schumacher) collided with Car 19 (Bruno Senna) at Turn 1 and forced him to retire from the event.”
Under Article 16.1 of the sporting regulations, Schumacher caused an avoidable collision and was handed a five-place grid penalty at the next event.
