a 5 or 10 grid penalty. And 20 grid penalty places covert to a race ban. Of course this would only take into account driver penalties, not engine or gearbox changes. I think this would give a lot more meaning to the grid penalties and hopefully would net us a campionship where nobody would have to be banned. And I also agree with ferrari about using the same criteria in gp2 and gp3. Pastor Maldonado has a history of escaping the consequences of reckless driving with money: In 2005, he was banned for life after he ignored yellow flags at Monaco in Renault World Series, ran over a Marshall and broke his back. Maldonado's father intervened and paid off the family concerned and smoothed things over. In GP2 he frequently resorted to using his car as a weapon, for example Spa 2009, Hockenheim 2010 -- (against Grosjean!) Also known in junior formulae for 'accidents' blocking circuit during qualy after setting good times himself. There are many young drivers in lower formulas as fast as he is ... but lacking the cash to paper over their red mist moments, and buy a seat in F1. Pastor is a child of privilege. In Latin American society, if your family has the money and influence you can literally buy or threaten your way out of very serious offenses. Even more so when the president of the country has your back. Maldonado sees the world in a different lens from what most people in