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5-second penalty best solution says Connelly
At a time of sweeping changes, F1 Race Steward Garry Connelly says some of the penalties introduced this year have been more successful than others.'The major change this year for us has been the introduction of the five-second penalty, because in the past we sometimes struggled to impose a penalty that suited certain transgressions,' he admits. 'The minimum that was available to us, other than a reprimand, was to give a drive-through, which is going to cost a driver many places. The five-second penalty is a really good balance and we've used it a lot this year.'Asked if the 5-second penalty has been popular with drivers, he admits: 'No driver is ever happy to be penalised, but they...
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