Colapinto penalty exposes a big F1 blindspot

Franco Colapinto received a 10-second time penalty for losing control of his Alpine and colliding with teammate Pierre Gasly at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which also eliminated Lando Norris's McLaren from the race. Because Colapinto retired from the race, the penalty will instead be converted to a five-place grid penalty at the next race in Malaysia. The incident has sparked debate about F1's penalty points system, with race winner George Russell calling it 'a small error with a big consequence' and opposing a race ban, while critics note the stewards awarded no penalty points despite two drivers being taken out.