Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
The problem with that approach is, it discourages teams from taking the initiative to give the place back but carry on until told otherwise. The stewards should not have to do that, the teams should recognize when their driver has broken a rule and take pre-emptive action of asking their driver to give the place back. They are encouraged to do that because when the stewards look at the incident, their only option should be to apply the penalty due.

What we have now is teams would push their luck with the hope to negotiate their way out of the penalty that the regulation imposes. It is a slippery slope from on, for such.

I do see your points and while some might argue that its the stewards job, I can also see that in clear cut cases, it shouldn't have to be. Their workload should be kept to a minimum where possible.
Whether we agree with it or not, they can't suddenly stop doing it... or at least not without notice. So in the interests of continuity, it was the right thing to do today IMO.