A big part of the problem is that whilst the stewards have made noises about letting them race, when an incident is referred to them, they look at it in comparison to previous incidents and the penalties awarded at that time.
They have to decide are they going to compare with the past incidents and penalties in which case they have to judge with the same mindset as the stewards of the incident they are comparing,
Or are they looking at it with with a different mindset in which case the outcome and penalties of previous events can't be used as a yardstick.
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