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An Outspoken Mark Webber
Posted by glennm on 06 November 2011 
F1 has tried for years to figure out how to encourage overtaking. This year they have found the most successful formula yet — with the moveable rear wings and the power boost button — and yet every time there is a failed attempt to overtake, one driver has to pay for the failure with a debilitating penalty.
This should discourage them from even trying. Is racing not all about trying to pass and gain position? As Webber writes, if there is a really flagrant bit of reckless driving, a penalty might be called for. But a small error of judgment, or rather, an effort that simply failed, should not be penalized.
An Outspoken Mark Webber | NYTimes.com.
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