New way of penalizing drivers (quite interesting idea)

It´s just in the talk-stage for now but i quite like this idea.

If a driver does something wrong to invoke a penalty, FIA can cut that drivers power for about 10 laps.
So he´s still in the race but with less horsepower then everyone else.

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/449568/FIA_to_reduce_a_cars_turbo_as_a_penalty_in_14/


There are reports that the FIA and the teams are discussing a new way of penalising drivers in 2014 and beyond, when the cars will be powered by 1.6 litre V6 turbo-charged engines.
At present, penalties for minor incidents range from drive-through penalties to post-race time additions - the equivalent of a drive-through but applied once the race has finished.
It's believed the FIA and the teams have discussed the idea of reducing the power produced by the turbo charger for a set amount of time as an additional penalty for a minor infringement.
With the new power units for 2014, race control has the ability to monitor the turbo-boost, and it would only require a small change to the electronic control unit (ECU) software to allow them to regulate it too.
This would give them the ability to slightly reduce a cars power for a certain amount of time, for example 10 laps, to penalise a driver for causing an incident. The driver would still be in the race and able to defend his position, but he would be at a slight disadvantage to those around him.
The idea is just a proposal at present and nothing has been agreed with regards to new penalties.

It might not happen at all but could be interesting.
 
Well, I guess it beats the drive through, which is kind of unfair because it heavily depends on the track and how long the pit lane is: whereas it really costs a lot of time at Monza for example, it barely matters at Silverstone.
 
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Well.

I doubt the drivers will need that horsepower after the race is over, so they might want to start investigating the incidents during the race.

Preferably before half the race has gone by.

To be honest this is just calling for trouble. Plus, what is this? The driver still has the chance to defend his position?

It's a damn penalty. It's meant to actually give the driver a punishment. There's no point to it if he can still fight for position.
 

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