FORMULA 1 2016 Mexico.. Or that piece of land beyond the Wall

[Angelus]

JEMC said:

Angelus said:

Ya this will be interesting that's for sure.

But really they had little choice but to do something like this, or go back on the radio ban altogether. Otherwise teams would just follow Mercedes' example in Silverstone and risk losing 1-2 spots rather than potentially losing significantly more.

Edit: And with the way the stewards take their time to allot those penalties, every race result would be uncertain for hours and hours after the actual race ends lol

The easiest, and probably safest, way to avoid what happened in Silverstone would be disqualifying the driver. With nothing to gain and everything to lose, there will be no reason to do it, unless it's completely necessary.

That would be even less safe than what they're doing now. At least this way a communication will still give them a chance to finish and score points. If the price of communication is automatic disqualification, with no chance of correction, then teams will definitely avoid telling their drivers anything safety related unless its on the absolute brink, in the hopes that the race can somehow be salvaged. At least this way, measures can be taken that won't end your race.