Former Formulation 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has referred to as for a monitor limits rule rethink after Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli was penalised throughout the British Grand Prix.
The Italian driver had been on target to problem Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for the victory at Silverstone earlier than his automobile suffered a left-hand wheel defend failure within the closing phases. The ensuing lack of aerodynamic load severely compromised the championship chief’s tempo, forcing him to pit and wrestle the automobile to the chequered flag in a bid to salvage any factors he may.
Because the Mercedes driver struggled to maintain his broken automobile throughout the white traces, he accrued a number of monitor limits strikes. This resulted in a five-second time penalty, including to a disastrous race for Antonelli.
Talking on the post-race broadcast for F1 TV, Montoya argued {that a} driver ought to solely be handed a monitor limits penalty if they’re gaining a bonus, and needs to be spared if the infringements are as a consequence of a difficulty with the automobile.
“One thing that could be a actually good level from Mercedes is that they want to have a look at the monitor limits as a result of in case you do a monitor restrict and also you truly lose time by going huge, you should not actually matter as a monitor restrict,” the Colombian defined.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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“There needs to be a rule that claims in case you depart the monitor and also you acquire a bonus, it ought to depend as a monitor restrict. But when your automobile fails and you find yourself with penalties as a result of your automobile failed, it should not actually be a penalty.”
Mercedes crew chief Toto Wolff addressed his driver’s penalty whereas chatting with Motorsport.com and different media after the race.
“I feel for the FIA, definitely it is at all times tough to guage. Is the automobile so broken that it ought to truly are available? In that case, I feel the automobile was high quality. It was only one function that it was actually tough to show. So I hope that they settle for that scenario, however I do not know what the result will likely be.”
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