Monaco: Sutil would not have scored points

Whether he was punted out of the race by Kimi Räikkönen or not, Adrian Sutil would not have banked five points at the recent Monaco grand prix. It has emerged that, although the young German was merely reprimanded by stewards for earlier overtaking under yellow flags in the Monte Carlo race, the FIA representatives would have taken different action had the Force India driver actually reached the chequered flag.

Sutil was in tears after the Räikkönen crash, and his team bosses claimed that the reigning world champion's driving error cost Force India several million dollars for the lost points. But according to the Swiss newspaper Blick, 25-year-old Sutil would have been demoted out of the points even if he had finished. Steward Paul Gutjahr confirmed: "We would have had to give him a 25-second penalty, because he overtook three cars under yellow flags after the Alonso-Heidfeld collision at the hairpin."

A 25-second penalty would have dropped Sutil from fourth to at least 10th place.