But when taken on their absolute terms, the rules decreed that he had erred not once but twice and so a penalty was the only avenue available for those with the unenviable task of adjudicating race incidents. The penalty Sebastian Vettel received at this year’s Canadian Grand Prix left a bitter taste, not just for his and Ferrari’s fans, but for the sport in general. READ MORE: FIA explain use of F1’s ‘yellow card’ for Leclerc at Monza And yet, interestingly enough, that’s where we have to start. If that were the case I’d have tried and failed to defend what went down in Montreal. Not because I have to toe a party line, you understand.
The reintroduction to Formula 1 of the use of the black and white flag has created as much controversy as it was intending to avoid. But is the rise of the black and white flag an invitation for the drivers to now breach the rules – but just the once? Not by a long shot, argues F1’s Digital Presenter Will Buxton… There was controversy at the Italian Grand Prix when race leader Charles Leclerc was shown a black and white driving standards flag, rather than receiving a penalty, for his extreme defensive driving against Lewis Hamilton.
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