PenaltyWatch: the F1 Penalty App

Currently working on a big update to improve our AI chatbots/Stewards and the live feed, as well as fixing some minor bugs. We hope to release v. 1.0.4 before the #ChineseGP.

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Thank you for mentioning this legendary graphics.

So many investigations and so much work for our servers. Hold on guys!

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Ok this race is… something…

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Happy F1 everyone!

May the best win and may the stewards be wise.

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Possible penalty according to Guidelines for release in unsafe conditions: team fine or 3 grid places penalty

Applicable precedent: €5000 fine in Albon's unsafe release during Baku 2024 quali

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FIA updates overtaking rules and penalty point guidance after driver input The FIA has clarified when stewards should apply penalty points under updated 2026 guidelines.

The new Driving Standards Guidelines in Formula 1 have been released by the FIA, with some notable changes having been made. #F1

FIA publishes updated Driving Standards and Penalty Guidelines for 2026 F1 season – RaceFans Published by

NEW: FIA publishes updated Driving Standards and Penalty Guidelines for 2026 F1 season

The FIA has published an update to its Driving Standards Guidelines ahead of the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

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New penalty guidance allows disqualification for “very extreme” collisions – RaceFans Published by

NEW: New penalty guidance allows disqualification for “very extreme” collisions

The FIA has revised Formula 1's Penalty Guidelines ahead of the 2026 season, introducing new guidance on collisions and other breaches.

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The first of many notifications.

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Do you want to know how the 2 current stewards' investigations will unfold?

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This post should be live when #FP1 is about 30 minutes in.

Maybe there's a red flag and you're bored, or sleepy.

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Our very first data visualisation 📊

Albert Park - on-track non-technical penalty distribution (2019–2025).

👀 Watch T1-T3 for incidents.
🚫 T11-T14 for impeding.

Penalties are generally rare…
with a few very interesting exceptions.

Patterns matter.
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We have officially survived Winter Break.

It's Race Week.

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Race week is here! 🏎️💨

Don’t just watch the action-understand it. Track every investigation, penalty, and post-race drama in real time.
Your personal Race Control, right in your pocket:

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Source: www.fia.com/regulation/c...

🏁 Qualifying tweak:
With 22 cars on the grid:
– 6 drivers out in Q1 and Q2 (not 5)
– Q3 extended to 13 minutes (break reduced to 7)
Plus: the Monaco mandatory two-stop experiment? Scrapped.

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🚨 Two quiet but important FIA changes 👇

🔧 Engine regs (compression ratio saga):
From June, compression ratio won’t just be checked at ambient temperature, but also at 130°C. Any system that pushes it beyond 16.0 in operating conditions is banned.

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Drive to Survive is the only series we can enjoy without being afraid of spoilers.

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Thank you Netflix for releasing Drive to Survive and Bridgerton and on the same day.

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Why AI policing of track limits isn’t a good idea | PenaltyWatch Blog Here’s why AI-led track limits enforcement (ECAT/RaceWatch) risks bias, automation errors, and reduced human oversight.

Why automated track limits might not be a good idea.

AI. Sensors. Instant penalties.
Sounds perfect… until it isn’t.

We break down why fully automated enforcement could backfire.

Read our latest blog post 👇
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Race Control. In your pocket.
Investigations. Noted incidents.
Decisions. Documents.
All in one place.

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Interestingly enough, this rule has been changed to prevent this from happening again (but not retroactively, so Bottas has a 5-place grid drop)

“For what?” – Kimi Räikkönen

When the stewards open an investigation and you have absolutely no idea why.

Track every noted incident, investigation and decision — so next time, you actually know for what.

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EP7: What happens in Vegas…
… is a DOUBLE disqualification after the race. 👀

Penalties don’t end at the chequered flag.

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10 days. No races. Zero hype cycle.

And we’re already at ~50 downloads.

Our first goal? 100 before the #AustralianGP.

For a brand-new app with no live action yet, that’s huge for us.

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We’ve just released a update which makes onboarding faster an increases the overall performance of AI tools. Maybe a small update before Melbourne and a more significant one before China.

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Follow up *more* conspiracy theory: it's a cover marketing campaign to replace Mecachrome engines in F2.

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What we would need for our App to grow faster.

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