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Renault proposes time penalties for exceeding component allowance
Though the current system of penalising drivers who exceed their component allowance by demoting them to the nether reaches of the grid is unpopular with both fans and the drivers themselves, the proposal by F1 bosses to introduce weight penalties (ballast) instead is not receiving the support they'd hoped for. 'I think we've seen in other categories that it doesn't work,' says Christian Horner. 'It screws your whole weekend, not just the qualifying. 'The only shame about what we have at the moment is that it potentially robs the fans on a Saturday of seeing drivers going for a qualifying position,' he added. 'If we look at Monza, Max taking part for a couple of laps in Q1, not wanting to...
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