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Force India's Otmar Szafnauer feels Sergio Perez's penalty was too harsh

Sergio Perez’s grid penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix for a yellow flag infringement was too harsh according to Force India’s COO Otmar Szafnauer. Especially with Nico Rosberg not receiving a penalty for a similar incident earlier on in the season. Perez qualified tenth on the streets of Singapore but received two separate grid penalties for failing to slow while yellow flags were enforced and overtaking a slow overtaking Esteban Gutierrez under yellow flags. Rosberg was involved in a similar incident in Hungary earlier on in the season, the German driver claimed pole position even with an incident bringing out the yellow flags. Force India were surprised by the harshness of the...
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