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F1 grid penalties could be a thing of the past
Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says that the abolition of grid penalties is a goal that the sport's hierarchy are working towards. Grid drops for engine and gearbox changes have become a scourge of F1 in recent years, with races often neutralised as the leading contenders are moved down the grid. The hybrid era has often been characterised by farce surrounding grid penalties, as teams have struggled to find reliability in the complex and expensive power trains of modern F1 cars. Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were given an absurd 105 places worth of grid drops between them for the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix, while Monza was a similar scene of sham last year. READ MORE: Engine rules...
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