In a recent outpouring of annoyance, Helmut Marko, a prominent figure at Red Bull Racing, compared the consistency of Formula 1 steward decisions regarding race
penalties, particularly highlighting an incident involving Mercedes'. After the Canadian Grand Prix, Perez faced a three-place grid penalty for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix due to driving his significantly damaged car back to the pits—an action that stirred controversy, especially as it echoed past instances where similar scenarios weren't equally reprimanded.
"Three places back for Perez on the Spanish grid because he brought his damaged car into the pits instead of putting it aside in Montreal,” Marko lamented. "I think that’s too harsh a punishment, because in a race with changeover conditions, you have to bring your car back, especially when it’s not immediately clear what the damage looks like,” he added.
"Perez’s rear-view mirrors were dirty and he couldn’t see what the rear looked like. We, on the other hand, could see from the data that the suspension was OK,” Marko explained. He further detailed their rationale: “Of course we try to bring the car back and, ideally, be able to fight for points again. The race stewards then announced that parts of his car had fallen off.”
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