I think current FIA wisdom went down kinda like this at the SPA incident…
Perceived Problem: LH straightens the chicane …ok we need to penalize him, but we need to make
sure he is still on the podium as to not draw fan outrage.
Q: How many seconds was the last Ferrari behind LH that was at least P2 on the podium?
A: That would be Massa 15 seconds behind LH
Q: How many seconds behind Massa was the next driver?
A: Heidfeld, about 9 seconds behind Massa
Q: How many seconds behind Heidfeld was the next driver?
A: That would be Alonso 15 seconds behind Heidfeld.
Q: OK, we penalize LH 25 seconds, he is still on the podium and a Ferrari wins! This sound OK to you officials?
A: You’re a genius boss, Enzo gives Bernie a big thumbs up!
I really wonder if the FIA has a calculator they feed numbers into to come up with the penalty seconds
