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Russell suggests new method for dealing with in-race collisions
George Russell has proposed a different approach for Formula 1 race stewards to handle in-race penalties, advocating for considering the direct consequences of crashes or accidents. He highlighted the penalties given to Sergio Perez, who received a five-second penalty in Japan and Singapore for collisions. In Singapore, Perez’s penalty went unnoticed as he finished more than five seconds ahead of ninth place, while in Japan, he was “unretired” to serve the penalty specifically on that race. Russell mentioned his own incident with Carlos Sainz in the US Grand Prix last year, where he believed he should have been given a drive-through penalty, but received only a five-second penalty. He acknowledged the complexity of judging consequences but stressed the importance of considering them.
Source: RacingNews 365
