Sky F1’s Martin Brundle has had it with Formula 1’s grid penalty regulations, insisting the current rules related to engine changes are “unacceptable” and put the sport in a bad light. Last weekend at Monza, no less than nine drivers whose teams had opted to introduce new power unit elements were positioned out of sync on Sunday’s grid relative to their qualifying performance. Among the top six qualifiers, only Ferrari poleman Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell, weren’t hit with grid demotions, with championship leader Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton all being dropped a number of spots relative to the severity of their engine changes....
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