Originally Posted by
cinnabull
Another thing I will throw out for discussion is the penalty system. I like to think there is really 2 championships going on, the Constructors and the Drivers. Now, I find it unfair that when an engine, gearbox or whatever is replaced that is over the quota, the driver gets punished. I think the constructors, say Merc, Ferrari or whoever, should cop this, not the driver. He is being, in my mind, unfairly punished for the manufacturers possible shortcoming in reliability. I have seen arguments that a driver may be 'overstressing' an engine, but lets face it, he is paid to press the go pedal as hard as he can for as long as he can, period. The manufacturer should be given a deduction of sorts for this not the driver. Clearly, flip side, if the driver cocks up and causes an incident, then he should cop the punishment and not the constructor. I dont know how this could be implemented, but I'm sure someone a lot smarter than me can devise a working system.
Stuart