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Simple solution to engine component penalties
With nine drivers taking penalties on the Italian Grand Prix grid, it is safe to say that something is very, very wrong with today's system. This season Formula 1 reduced the number of engine components to four for the campaign with drivers earning grid penalties if, or as many have found when they take a fifth. Added to that the drivers may not use more than one gearbox for six consecutive events. Remembering that these limits were put into place to cut costs (didn't help much) and keep the big boys from using their financial advantages to gain on-track ones (didn't help much) there is a reason to support the limits, but not the punishment. Even FIA president Jean Todt thinks it is crap....
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