The Stewards panel indicated that Bianchi failed to slow down for the yellow flag while Pic was found 2km/h faster than he previously was when he passed the yellow flag.

The penalty comes as a result of the FIA’s regulation that any drivers with three reprimands in the season will automatically hit with a 10-place penalty.

Meanwhile, Force India driver Adrian Sutil was fortunate to escape without a penalty despite colliding with Mark Webber which forced the Australian to retire from the race.

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