[TrapezeArtist]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

I know that I've said this before, and I apologise for being a stuck record, but the way to deal with track limits and similar infringements is to introduce penalties that are so severe that drivers won't want to risk getting one. Possibly, as Trapeze Artist suggested above, a drive through for a second occasion after a warning on the first infringement, and possibly a timed stop and go for further lapses.

And this should be automatic and not subject to discretion unless, of course, the driver did so to avoid a collision. I am quite certain that after the first driver had such a penalty it would have the effect of stopping any other driver doing the same. If a driver does this right at the end of the race, say the penultimate or last lap, then the penalty would automatically be time added to their finishing time plus the time that would have been taken to complete the drive through or stop and go, whichever was applicable.

No ifs or buts.

If the FIA introduced this, I would be very happy. Which just leaves the question of what constitutes an infringement and how do you reliably detect it.