Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
So Masi basically said that had Max been able to continue, they would have given him a time penalty, but instead they have to give him a grid place penalty




How in the world can the stewards see a 10 second penalty being the equivalent to a 3 place grid drop?

FIA has some of the stupidest rules and logic.

Red flag - free tire changes and replace any parts you need to. From what I can tell, the Red Flag rules historically were only used for extreme weather, or really bad crashes where they might need to change tires for safety - now they give out red flags like M & M's.

That is why Gasly won last year - he hadn't pitted and got lucky with a red flag and got a free tire change - not due to his driving prowess. Otherwise he would have been just tooling around in the mid-field.

Rain - lets call driving around the track a couple times behind a car with flashing light a "RACE".

Penalties - a bunch of illogical mumbo jumbo sprinkled in with first lap "unwritten rules".

So lets look at the 3 latest crashes. Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen were found guilty.

Hamilton was found guilty of ruining a race and is given a 10 second penalty that meant nothing as it still allowed him to win the race.

Bottas found guilty of taking out 3, including at least one power plant which will meant 20 place penalty. Get a 5 place grid penalty.

Verstappen takes out Hamilton who probably would have won the race, 3 place grid penalty.

If you are going to find these guys "guilty" then you have to impose penalty that fits the crime, or all the whining needs to shut up. Because all the FIA is enabling.
It was agreed with the teams before the season began that should a situation like today arise where a drive deemed at fault for a crash not be able to continue that a grid penalty would be applied at the next race. Much like the budget cap you can't simply go changing the rules afterwards because you find yourself in a situation that doesn't suit you.