Vettel penalty hands Ricciardo Mexico podium

A post-race penalty for Sebastian Vettel has handed Daniel Ricciardo a podium result at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Vettel was awarded a 10 second penalty and two points on his license for “potentially dangerous driving” after changing direction under braking in his late battle with Ricciardo.

The pair had been battling for fourth behind Max Verstappen, who took the flag third before having 5s added to his race time for straight-lining Turn 1.

Vettel’s penalty drops him behind both Red Bulls to fifth in the final result of a race dominated by Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Ricciardo had labelled Vettel underserving of his podium prior to the penalty being handed down, while the German was also criticised for blasting race director Charlie Whiting via his team radio following Verstappen’s off-track excursion.

Firmly established in third in the championship, Ricciardo now has eight podiums for the season.

Revised result: Mexican Grand Prix

Driver standings

1 Nico Rosberg 349 2 Lewis Hamilton 330 3 Daniel Ricciardo 242 4 Sebastian Vettel 187 5 Kimi Raikkonen 178 6 Max Verstappen 177 7 Sergio Perez 85 8 Valtteri Bottas 85 9 Nico Hulkenberg 60 10 Fernando Alonso 52 11 Felipe Massa 51 12 Carlos Sainz 38 13 Romain Grosjean 29 14 Daniil Kvyat 25 15 Jenson Button 21 16 Kevin Magnussen 7 17 Jolyon Palmer 1 18 Pascal Wehrlein 1 19 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 20 Esteban Gutierrez 0 21 Marcus Ericsson 0 22 Felipe Nasr 0 23 Rio Haryanto 0 24 Esteban Ocon 0