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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
Why should the driver incur a penalty for something outside their control? I think there should be some greater penalty differentiation between team and driver They do this in IndyCar; even the engine manufacturer can be penalised. If an engine fails to reach its 2,500-mile life cycle and has to be changed, the engine manufacturer has points deducted, the driver is unaffected.
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But what if the engine needs changing because the driver damaged a radiator in a minor shunt and kept on driving? Or even, another car ran into his sidepod, damaged the radiator and then he kept on driving.