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F1 must discuss penalty ‘appropriateness'

Aug.10 Dr Helmut Marko thinks Formula 1 needs to re-think its penalty system, after Sebastian Vettel was disqualified from the recent Hungarian GP. Aston Martin attempted to appeal the exclusion, arguing that the mandatory litre of fuel was indeed on-board even though scrutineers culd not extract it. But the FIA on Monday said Aston Martin in fact has no 'right of review', because the team was unable to come up with any 'significant and relevant new evidence'. 'Vettel was disqualified because there was not enough gas in the tank,' Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko told Speed Week. 'We need to talk about the appropriateness of penalties,' he insisted. Marko is referring to Vettel's full...
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