F1 champion Max Verstappen now has clean record with the FIA going into this week’s Monaco Grand Prix.

It was only a year ago when Verstappen made headlines over a risk of a potential race ban. At the Spanish Grand Prix he acquired three penalty points when he intentionally crashed into George Russell, which took his penalty point total to 11 – just one away from a race ban.

Since then, however, Verstappen has been on his best behaviour, and with his penalty points acquired in 2024 all having expired heading into the 2026 season, he only had the remaining three from the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Now, as we enter June, Verstappen’s three points from Barcelona have automatically been wiped from his record a year later on June 1.

This means that heading into Monaco, Verstappen joins George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Isack Hadjar, Nico Hulkenberg, Lando Norris, Arvid Lindblad, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez on zero penalty points.

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When is the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix?

The next F1 race will take place around the iconic streets of Monte-Carlo for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

After two back-to-back sprint weekends, we return to the customary free practice format on Friday and Saturday, with qualifying taking part later in the afternoon.

Lights out for the main race is at 15:00 local time (CEST) and 14:00 UK time (BST) on Sunday, June 7.

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