Romain Grosjean welcomes penalty in F1

Romain Grosjean (the car on top of everyone else) was heavily criticised for this and many other crashes last season

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean welcomes the decision to implement the penalty system in practice from next season onwards.

When asked about the proposed change for the following season, Grosjean, who has been notorious for his rash driving in the past, welcomed the recent ruling.

“If there is a good system that happens, why not,” he said. “Today, it is the judges who decide; it’s like boxing or judo. At the moment, it (grid penalty) is arbitrary.”

Earlier in the month, seven out of the eleven teams agreed to a penalty system that, when comes into affect, gives stewards power to penalise drivers based on on-track actions. With every offence, depending on the seriousness of it, drivers are awarded points. If a driver accumulates twelve points, he will be banned for a single race.

Michael Schumacher was the first driver in Formula One history to have been banned in 1994.

The Swiss-born French driver was involved in seven crucial incidents last season, including a horrifying multi-car pile-up on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. The high-speed collision resulted in Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton to retire from the race.