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The world champion of the 1997 season, Jacques Villeneuve, is convinced that Kimi Raikkonen would have received a lower penalty at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone if he had collided with Valtteri Bottas and not Lewis Hamilton. Raikkonen collided with Hamilton in the third turn of the first lap of the race and spun the Briton, receiving a ten-second penalty for it, while Sebastian Vettel collided with Bottas in the same way three weeks ago and was penalized for it with a lower, five-second penalty. Villeneuve said Raikkonen's sentence nicely expresses the inconsistency of Formula One commissioners' decisions. “I don’t understand why the penalty is once five seconds, the second ten, and the third time they don’t punish anyone,” the Canadian said. "That's not right because it's about racing. I don't like penalties for racing mistakes. Penalties should be divided for a dirty or stupid ride

Formula 1 racing director Charlie Whiting said commissioners want to toughen penalties for racers that will cause an accident. After the race in France, there was a lot of talk about the five-second penalty Sebastian Vettel received for colliding in the first corner with Valtteri Bottas. The German ruined the race for the Finn, as he damaged his car and pushed him to the rear. Some racers, including Lewis Hamilton, were of the opinion that the penalty was not appropriate. Whiting said commissioners are not taking into account the consequences that have been done to another racer involved in the crash. However, they are likely to take this into account in the future. "Commissioners usually ignore the consequences of an accident. But if we're fair, we might subconsciously have to." "If Vettel had continued the race without any problems, without injuries, the Commissioner would have

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Villeneuve: If Raikkonen hit Bottas, he would get a lower penalty

Commissioners will introduce tougher penalties