Mattia Binotto fumes over Charles Leclerc's penalty in Japan, pointing out an inconsistency in the decision-making process. JapaneseGP F1
This not only dropped the Ferrari driver down a place from second to third in the race, but the points lost handed Max Verstappen the World Championship in bizarre circumstances.
The swift investigation into Leclerc’s offence, running deep into the final chicane at Suzuka on the last lap while defending from Sergio Perez, before closing the door on the Red Bull driver on the exit, saw him penalised while the drivers were still giving interviews in parc fermé., then, that he became World Champion for a second time – despite initial confusion at which points would be awarded for the shortened race, but a full tally was available after the red-flag period ended.
Away from the title implications though, for the FIA to take such a quick decision by contrast to the hours-long wait before Perez was penalised for his Safety Car infringements in Singapore last time out rubbed the“I have little desire to comment. I think the choice of the FIA is ridiculous and unacceptable,” Binotto told Sky Italia.
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