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'JOKE' FIA rules ridiculed by F1 drivers

Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Williams' Logan Sargeant have criticised rules

Kevin McKenna

Wednesday 15 May 2024 09:12

Two Formula 1 drivers have hit out at the FIA for the way in which they have dished out penalty points this season.

F1 stars are eligible to receive penalty points - in addition to sporting penalties - if race stewards deem their involvement in on-track incidents to warrant sanctions, with an accumulation of 12 points over a 12-month period resulting in a race ban.

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Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has been on the receiving end of a number of such punishments, with the Dane now within two points of meeting that threshold after picking up five points over the Miami Grand Prix weekend.

However, the inconsistent application of points being handed out has been criticised by some drivers, including Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Williams' Logan Sargeant.

Logan Sargeant has branded the rules a 'joke'

Sargeant frustrated with FIA

Sargeant was slapped with two penalty points in China after being found guilty of a safety car infringement, and has branded the current system a 'joke', pointing out that many other serious incidents occur without penalties being applied.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, the American said: "I think mine [in China] was extremely frustrating.

"The penalty is one thing - to get penalty points for what it was, was a bit of a joke.

"I think a lot worse things happen throughout the weekend that you just get reprimanded for."

Sergio Perez has called for the points system to be reviewed

Prior to Magnussen's latest brush with the authorities, Perez had accumulated the most penalty points, and the Mexican is calling for a review of the process.

Speaking to media after the Miami GP, the Mexican said: "I think that already the penalties, sometimes you already pay the consequences for that and to add some penalty points, and given that we have now more races, it's something that definitely should be looked at.

"But hopefully, in the future, it's something that can be reviewed."

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