The situation related to penalty for power units it is always the center of attention. The obligation of not being able to use more than three units without incurring penalties splits the paddock in two. In fact, on the one hand there are those who agree with this part of the regulation, while on the other there are those who turn up their noses, and even a lot.
Binotto: “Three power units are too few”
Anyone who doesn't like this section of the rules is Matta binotto. The team principal of Ferrari in fact, he had the opportunity several times to explain his position. What seen a SPA & WELLNESS and Monza, in which nine riders were penalized, is a clear sign of how, according to the Italian team principal, we need to intervene.
“The reason it has taken so long to publish the Monza grid is that there have certainly been different interpretations of the rules because the regulation is not clear enough. It's something we need to address for the future: I think we need to discuss not only the way in which the grid is defined based on penalties, but it's also necessary to review the scope of the measures. For a fan it's not nice to see a single-seater in pole position that can't sprint in front of everyone because it has suffered penalties on the grid. The facts indicate that the three PUs available per rider are too few at this stage of the season, so we need to evaluate an increase for the next few years".
Wolff: "The regulation is correct"
Those who instead follow the line dictated by the regulation FIA è Toto wolff. The team principal of Mercedes in fact, this is how he responded to the words of Mattia Binotto.
“We have to remind ourselves of the why of this system. From the point of view of the chassis, we have a maximum cost ceiling that we didn't have before, while as far as the engine is concerned, we don't yet have a similar limit. If there were no grid penalties, we'd have qualifying engines. And not five, but 20! The big teams and manufacturers would spend as much as they wanted to have an advantage. For this reason it is necessary that there is a certain factor that limits this phenomenon and avoids it. So this is where it starts from. But has it become too complicated? Surely".
STATEMENT SOURCE: Motorsport.com Italy
