Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel spoke out against ‘unnecessary’ Formula 1 grid penalties being dished out of late, telling reporters at Silverstone that he believes drivers were now being penalised for incidents that were once considered a normal part of racing. The championship leader accepted, however, that drivers should carry some of the blame for complaining in the past of inconsistencies in stewards’ decisions which had led to a more rigid approach. “In my point of view motorsport is not black and white,” the newly bearded German told reporters ahead of the British Grand Prix, in reference to his penalty in Austria last weekend for impeding Renault’s Carlos Sainz during...
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