Ferrari won't appeal Leclerc's penalty in the JapaneseGP, but team boss Binotto admits he was 'very surprised' by the speed of the decision. '[I'm] surprised by such different behaviours between Singapore and here, after only a few days.' F1
Leclerc ran deep under braking into the Casio Triangle on the final lap, using the run-off area to negotiate the corner. He stayed ahead of Perez as they crossed the line, but the incident was quickly investigated.
"Seven days after Singapore, where they took so many laps to decide and then after the race, we had to hear from the drivers to take a simple decision which was straightforward, today they took it in a few seconds," said Binotto.Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB18, 2nd position, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 3rd position, in Parc Ferme"Was the decision of a five-second penalty right or wrong? In our view, he honestly didn't gain the advantage.
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