Alpine's actions were obviously in violation.
Then the original five-second penalty was increased by ten more seconds.
Meanwhile, when O'Kang left the pit area after changing tires, he was penalized another five seconds for speeding by 1 km/h in the pit area.
Altogether 20 seconds of penalty, almost half a minute.
This five-second penalty is still acceptable for endurance races like Le Mans 24 Hours.
After all, no matter what, there will always be one or two safety cars or other accidents on the track throughout 24 hours, giving hope for a comeback.
But O'Kang's half-minute penalty must be served in the pit stop area.
Two pit stops, plus a 20-second penalty, altogether O'Kang received nearly a minute and a half penalty in today's race.
This means that O'Kang was already lapped by all drivers on the track before even completing half the race.
What's the point anymore?
