F1 seems to have lost all perspective. The drivers have asked for more leniency on a bit of contact and the powers that be say they have, so there’s a bit more banging of wheels than perhaps there used to be, which is fine, but then stewards are throwing penalties out again. It’s a confusion that is not reaching Formula E levels of nonsense, but is getting too much.
Everyone needs to take a breather. I appreciate that really isn’t possible in 2021 with social media the be all and end all of communication, and I realise I’m possibly part of the problem as a journalist who regularly uses social media to spout opinions, but some people on all sides need to take a step back and think about whether they are helping.
At the end of the day we’re lying if we claim we don’t like to see the championship protagonists coming together. It’s great telly, it’s dramatic and that’s why we love sport. And if they are to truly battle hard as we’ve been crying out for for years they will, at times, get too close. But after that you don’t need to blame someone, you don’t need to call for penalties and you definitely don’t need to call for bans.
We all need some perspective.
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