Maybe they could do what SailGP does. Wrong another boat, you have to go behind it to clear the penalty, though SailGP penalties rarely result in someone getting knocked out like in F1. I get what they are trying to do with just time penalties, and on some courses the 5 second penalty is significant where others it isn’t. Stop and go also seems really punitive and hard to overcome on any track. I wonder if they got rid of it because sponsors and TV rights holders complained (along with the teams). I think in general everyone likely wants some sort of penalty but not anything too much it can’t be overcome if you have a fast car. Grid places might be okay too. Do something stupid that affects safety and it’s minimum 3 places. Even if you win you are 4th. I don’t have a clear understanding of when they currently apply grid penalties and when they don’t.
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