Charlie Whiting concedes that while Honda's did not break the rules in Belgium, they went against the 'good faith' it was written in by changing engines twice. At the start of this season the F1 regulations stated that drivers would incur in-race penalties if they were unable to drop down the grid to the full extent of a penalty. That meant some races saw drivers with drive-through or even stop-go penalties. McLaren, with their new engine partner Honda, were the hardest hit by this and fans reacted unhappily as it made Sunday afternoons rather confusing. As such the rule was amended to state that drivers would only have to start at the very back of the grid. Honda were the first to...
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