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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
The penalty needs to accomplish something.
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I totally agree, which is why I asked. And which is why I asked two slightly different questions.
Within the rules, what should a proper penalty have been? Should it make a difference if the contact knocked Max out, like it did? What if it was just a harmless spin and Max was able to rejoin, albeit down in the order? Should the potential for human injury (high speed corner, Horner says everyone knows you don't put a wheel on the inside of Copse, 51-G impact) merit consideration in the penalty? What if Max had some serious, season-ending injury or was killed? Do you think about those things when you're selecting the punishment? (I think you should.)
Should Hamilton have been DQed, because Max was knocked out of the race? (No, IMO.) Was a 10-second penalty enough? (No, IMO.) Was there a punishment available in between the two? Stop-and-go? Could the stewards really have sent him to the back of the red flag queue?
Then, in the world of what's right and fair (but not necessarily within the rules), should anything else happen to Hamilton? Suspend the guy for the next 3 races? 1 race? Dock him (and/or Mercedes) x number of championship points?
Of course, if you think this was a racing incident, then it's all a moot point.