Esteban Gutierrez labelled his grid penalty in the Belgian Grand Prix as "very harsh", and said the stewards were lacking consistency. The Mexican Haas driver was handed a five-place grid penalty for driving slowly in the racing line and nearly causing an accident with Manor's Pascal Wehrlein during final practice at Spa. Wehrlein, who called Gutierrez a "f****** idiot" over the radio, had to drive onto the grass to avoid a crash after finding the Haas car in front exciting Eau Rouge at full speed. The stewards investigated a similar incident between Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen, but did not impose a penalty on the Dane. Gutierrez felt penalising him but not...
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