Verstappen handed five place penalty for Canada


Marshalls remove the car of Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen of Netherland after he crashed during the Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

MONACO (Reuters) - Dutch teenager Max Verstappen will have a five-place grid penalty for next month's Canadian Grand Prix after causing a collision that brought out the safety car and cost world champion Lewis Hamilton a Monaco victory on Sunday.

The Toro Rosso driver smashed into the back of Romain Grosjean's Lotus at the Sainte Devote first corner while battling for 10th place.

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