Glossary / General

penalties

27 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

penalties is a term you might hear when people talk about cars.

Technical Definition

Penalties are enforcement actions for rule violations in motorsport, often affecting race position, points, or eligibility. The discussion implies that before penalties are handed out, there’s a need for context and consistent application of rules.

Hear It Discussed

"They crashed. They had penalties. They were 71 laps down."
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"it does sort of work for fleets because fleets naturally or leases you know you know that you are going to do a maximum of 10,000 miles a year otherwise you're going to be paying penalties anyway..."
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"So yeah, fell flat. We'll get to the penalties at the end of all three races. Should we do it that way? Yeah, okay, no worries."
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