Today's penalty contradicts the 2012 Bahrain ruling — where is FIA consistency

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Today's penalty logic directly contradicts the 2012 Bahrain call. What exactly is FIA's standard? Where's the consistency?

Same scenario — pit lane entry speed 1-2 km/h over — 2012 was a fine, today was a drive-through. The rulebook hasn't changed; the enforcement has.

This is modern F1's core problem: commercial interests shape stewarding timing. Tight championship? Penalties get stricter. Walkaway season? They ease off. The 90s had controversies too, but at least the standard was more uniform. F1 is becoming a show, not a sport.

Today's penalty logic directly contradicts the 2012 Bahrain call. What exactly is FIA's standard? Where's the consistency?

Same scenario — pit lane entry speed 1-2 km/h over — 2012 was a fine, today was a drive-through. The rulebook hasn't changed; the enforcement has.

This is modern F1's core problem: commercial interests shape stewarding timing. Tight championship? Penalties get stricter. Walkaway season? They ease off. The 90s had controversies too, but at least the standard was more uniform. F1 is becoming a show, not a sport.

The 2012 Bahrain precedent is exactly the right reference. I was working at the circuit that year. The penalty application was inconsistent even then.

The legal analysis you'd need for genuine precedent consistency would require the FIA stewards to publish full reasoning, not just outcomes. They don't. The inconsistency is structural.