Former Grand Prix driver Karun Chandhok says he would like to see ‘natural penalties’ implemented in Formula 1, and see on-rack debates solved on the asphalt rather than through the Stewards after the race.
F1’s penalty system has been questioned in recent years as certain decisions have not gone down well with fans, who have also been upset by the Stewards’ lack of consistency.
At the US Grand Prix in 2017, Max Verstappen overtook Kimi Raikkonen on the final lap to take third place. However, the Stewards handed him a five-second time penalty after they deemed the Dutchman got past Raikkonen off the circuit, and gaining an advantage in doing so.