Even though this penalty was really unfair, once the actual punishment landed on Gasly, it was basically painless.
After all, he had already finished this race in last place; even if the FIA slapped him with a century-long penalty, Gasly's position wouldn't change.
After the post-race press conference, Qin Miao even went straight on his social media to show support for Gasly, because Gasly really was a bit miserable in this Japan Grand Prix.
And since this was about drivers' lives on track, Qin Miao wasn't the only one cheering Gasly on, nor was Mercedes the only team; Red Bull and Ferrari were also going hard at the FIA over this.
In the end, only after the Japan Grand Prix was over did the FIA, under pressure, announce the establishment of an investigation team into the series of incidents in the Japan Grand Prix, and only then did the matter start to slowly die down.
Once the race ended, the Mercedes team of course stayed in Japan and partied hard for a night.
