![]() I’m not suggesting that the stewards amend their decisions once everything has played out, but that penalties do actually consider the consequences. The net effect of Monza is that Max will start from 3 places back (and we won’t know the consequences from that until after the race). The net effect of Silverstone is that Lewis gained 25 points over Max, and the “penalty” didn’t have any impact. this incident, is that IF the stewards were correct, and LH was responsible for Silverstone, and MV was responsible for Monza, then the penalties had very different consequences given the circumstances. One of the thing that feels unfair when looking at the Silverstone incident vs. Personally, I actually think they should be considered MORE. I think you have a fair point on consequences (ie they clearly do get considered). With that record in mind, I would have said that, if Red Bull were going to take an engine penalty, Sochi is a pretty good place for it. Even midfield drivers, who would have less of a performance advantage when compared to other drivers around them, have managed to make up a decent number of places during previous races too. We’ve twice seen drivers from Red Bull start from the back of the grid, or even from the pit lane, and still manage to make up a large number of points to score a decent amount of points. He definitely made the most of drawing attention to the fact he got hit in the head with a I would disagree with that – in the previous races at Sochi, we’ve seen several cases of drivers making up a large number of places from near or at the back of the grid.Ģ019: Albon started in the pit lane and finished 5th (net gain = 15 places) Ģ018: Verstappen and Ricciardo went from 19th and 18th to 5th and 6th respectively (net gains of 14 and 12 places respectively) Ģ016: Magnussen went from 17th to 7th, Alonso from 14th to 6th and Grosjean from 15th to 8th (net gains of 10, 8 and 7 places respectively) Ģ015: Massa went from 15th to 4th (net gain = 11 places)Ģ014: Rosberg went from the back of the field to 2nd (after his mistake on the opening lap) His responses when interviewed after the race were very diplomatic. Had Hamilton caused a wreck there it would have been inexcusable so he can’t act like he did some kind of huge favor in that instance. ![]() You can’t even compare that incident to the one earlier in the race where Hamilton backed out, because if he had been on the inside he definitely wouldn’t have backed out. So how could the same exact pass be considered a penalty on Verstappen in the F1 race? I thought it should be a penalty on Hamilton for not leaving a car length, but even that would have been a bit harsh. It was harsh but deemed fair by the officials because it was their turn. Honestly how could he have backed out even if he wanted to? When I watched the WEC race there were multiple times where LMP cars made the same move that Verstappen did and pushed the other LMP off the track. “You can argue for both sides but ultimately it’s frustrating and disappointing to see both cars out of the race in what is proving to be an exciting championship.”Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free “We felt what happened between Max and Lewis was a genuine racing incident,” he added. ![]() Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said the team “are disappointed with the three place grid penalty, but accept the stewards’ decision.” As things stand, he will start the Russian Grand Prix no higher than fourth, and could well drop behind his championship rival. How seriously Verstappen’s penalty will prove remains to be seen. ![]() That infuriated Red Bull, who lobbied the FIA unsuccessfully for a stronger penalty. Nonetheless, Hamilton’s penalty did not prevent him winning the race at Silverstone. Grid drops of less than three places are extremely rare, though Sergio Perez was given a one-place penalty last year at Mugello. However Verstappen’s three-place grid drop is typically the smallest such penalty. Hamilton’s Silverstone sanction was harsher than the typical five-second time penalty handed down for collisions involving drivers. “So a grid penalty, as we’ve seen, is what’s applied for this year, as we’ve agreed with all of the teams, it’s applied for when someone doesn’t continue.”
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