'If anything were to result in a race ban, it needs to be for something pretty reckless and dangerous...' F1
Drivers call on FIA to make penalty point changes with Pierre Gasly nearing race banGeorge Russell has urged the FIA to review F1’s penalty points system as Pierre Gasly closes in on a ban in a punishment that does “not fit the crime”
Russell, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, doesn’t believe it’s right that the Frenchman receives a race ban for actions that were not dangerous.The Mercedes driver revealed the FIA will discuss the matter in the off-season but with two races to go before then, Gasly could yet be banned for Abu Dhabi if a transgression in Brazil earns him another two points.
“In sport, you have to be ready and able to adapt, you have regulations in place and it only takes one incident to recognise maybe the regulation isn’t quite right. Speaking in Thursday’s press conference at the Sao Paulo circuit, he said: “I definitely feel like there are things that are not even related to his driving. And we get points for that.
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