Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly has been handed a post-race five second time penalty after colliding with Sergio Perez into the Vale chicane in the latter stages of the British Grand Prix.
Gasly was attempting to make a pass on the Mexican and the stewards had felt it there was enough room for both cars to successfully make the corner together, however, Gasly clipped the sausage kerb on the inside and caused his STR13 to make contact with the Force India.
The stewards found Gasly was wholly at fault for the incident which means he has been dropped down to 13th place, Perez inherits the tenth position which means both Force India's score points for the second successive race as Esteban Ocon finished in seventh place.
Two penalty points towards Gasly's superlicence has also been added as part of the punishment, this means he now has four in total over a twelve-month period.
If a driver were to receive 12 points on their licence, it would result in a race ban.
Force India move into sixth in the Constructors' Championship level on points with McLaren and in doing so demoting the British team to seventh by virtue of Perez' podium finish in Baku.
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