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F1 and FIA urged to impose harsher crash punishments
Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has called for stricter penalties from the FIA in response to in-race collisions. Palmer’s comments come after Sergio Perez received two five-second time penalties for colliding with other drivers in recent races. Palmer believes that the current penalties are inadequate for incidents where one driver is clearly at fault and severely affects their rival’s race. He suggests that stronger punishments should be implemented in the future. Palmer also mentions that the five-second penalties can be easily overcome by the bigger teams, while the smaller teams suffer the consequences. He believes that Perez, who is aiming to finish second in the Drivers’ Championship, can regroup during the week off before the next race in Qatar and secure his position in the standings.
Source: RacingNews 365
