[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by TrapezeArtist

Moving on to penalties, I think a "penalty chicane" might be the way to do it. The design would be somewhat dependent on the geography of the circuit but ideally would involve a loss of about 5 seconds and safely feed back onto the main circuit. For a minor infringement, one pass through the penalty chicane on the next lap. For something more serious, two or three passes on consecutive laps.

You have already touched on the problem with that, which is the geography of the circuit. So why not just stick with 5 seconds being added to the tyre stop?