George Russell suggests F1 penalty points rethink with Pierre Gasly on brink of ban
The rule, which was introduced in 2014, states that any driver who accumulates 12 penalty points over a 12-month period must sit out the 🌼next race.
Although 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel andboth came close, no F1 driver has reached the total sin🐻ce the r🔯ule came into force.
However, new Alpine driver Gasly finds himself at risk of spending a weekend on the sidelines after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:racking up 10 points.
As thin📖gs stand, Gasly will have to keep a clean record across the opening six races of the 2023 seaso🎃n to avoid picking up a ban, with his next points not due to be wiped off until 22 May, the day after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
With Gasly treading on thin ice, several drivers have ꦛcalled for a rethink to the system, including Mercedes’ Russell, who is also a dire✱ctor of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA).
Rꦡussell revealed conversations have already taken place with🐽 F1’s governing body the FIA about the matter.
"Conversations have been had and I thinkꦜ the FIA will definitely review the points system," Russell told. RacingNews365.com.
"If any driver was to receive a race ban, it needs to be for something pretty damn 🍷serious, and I definitely don't put Pierre in the category of a dangerous or reckless driver.
"A number of his penalty points have been through non-dangerous driving [such as exceeding track limits or dropping too far behind the Safety Car queue], so it would be a shame to see 🅘him take a race ban.
"Ev⛎en if he were 🃏to get those 12 points, I think we need to reconsider it."
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