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How do F1 drivers get banned?

Banning an F1 driver, as Lando Norris suggested for Franco Colapinto, is a serious measure typically reserved for severe rule breaches or dangerous driving. The sport's governing body, the FIA, has a system of penalties, including points deductions, grid penalties, and race bans, but a permanent ban is extremely rare and would require repeated, egregious misconduct.