As will come as a shock to absolutely no one here, the FIA have admitted it did not apply the correct procedure to the penalty Verstappen and Sargeant got in Singapore and that both should have been given a 3 place grid penalty rather than a reprimand and $5000 fine.
Red Bull and Williams had both said that it was a mistake on the pitwall and a lack of communication to the drivers rather than a driver mistake. The precedent being that in future, teams could deliberately not tell drivers about backmarkers or hot lap driving cars, impede and then only get a slap on the wrist.
That has been clarified by the FIA as not what they plan to do going forward and that drivers will be penalised regardless of what the driver and teams do.
Drivers like Grand Prix Drivers Association director George Russell has called for clearer communication by race stewards, race director and the FIA in terms of punishments and Lando Norris has said that the penalties need to be harsher as it doesn't appear to be punishing certain teams enough (*Cough* Red Bull *Cough*)
