Although Christian Horner believes Daniel Ricciardo's 10-place grid penalty for Bahrain is "harsh", he concedes that is the rule. Ricciardo was hit with a drive-through penalty in Sunday's Malaysian GP when Red Bull released him from the pits with a loose left front wheel. The error was compounded after the grand prix when the Aussie was also handed a 10-place grid penalty for the next race in Bahrain. Horner says it is a harsh punishment but concedes it is laid out in the regulations. "The rules are pretty clear," the team boss told Autosport. "For an unsafe release, it is a stop-go penalty of 10 seconds and a 10-place grid penalty for the next race, so the...
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