Sebastien Buemi has received a five-place grid penalty for the Hungarian GP after a collision with Nick Heidfeld.
Ironically the German had been awarded a drive through penalty for an earlier collision with Paul Di Resta, but the Buemi crash put him out of the race before he could take it.
“He blocked the left hand side, as he is allowed to do, but when I went to his right hand side he just moved over on me, said Heidfeld. “ He must have known I was there. I had a lot more speed than him and was on my way to pass. He just didn’t give me any room and pushed me on to the grass and after that there was nothing I could do. It was an accident which couldn’t be avoided. It’s never nice being up in the air in one of these cars and it could have been dangerous.”
Although he didn’t stay in the race long enough to take it, Heidfeld’s drive through will not be converted into a grid penalty for Hungary.
Adam Cooper F1 
Ridiculous! Nick Heidfeld shouldn’t even be in an F1 car, let alone get away with this. Buemi did not block him and it was Nick who pushed the issue. Hopefully Renault will come to their senses and let Bruno Senna drive the car and not just as the Friday test driver.
The penalty is a bit ridiculous but not as ridiculous as saying Heidfeld shouldn’t be in F1 when he’s 8th in the drivers championship and above his team mate.
Heidfeld certainly hasn’t set the world alight this season but I’d argue he merits his place in F1 more than Buemi does, for example.
Funny that both the Renaults have suffered almost identical low-height take-offs this year, although that’s maybe just the way they’re being driven!