Whitmarsh slams severe penalty
McLaren CEO unhappy with Hamilton's 10-place grid penalty
Last updated: 9th June 2008
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McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh has questioned why Lewis Hamilton was handed such a severe penalty for his Canadian crash, while Kimi Raikkonen was not punished for his Monaco incident.
Following Sunday's Canadian GP, Hamilton was handed a 10-grid slot penalty for the next race in France after he failed to stop for a red light at the end of pit lane, crashing into a stationary Raikkonen.
"It's disappointing," Whitmarsh said of the penalty.
"It's a decision the stewards have made so we've got to now make the best we can out of it."
However, that does not mean the McLaren CEO agrees with the penalty, citing Raikkonen's lack of punishment for crashing into Adrian Sutil in Monaco.
Asked by Autosport if he felt Hamilton's penalty was severe, Whitmarsh said: "It is."
He added: "There was a different view taken in Monaco so we've got to work with what we're given."
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