Esteban Ocon felt his five-second penelty that cost him points at the Monaco Grand Prix had been treacherous.
The Alpine driver completed 10th out and about yet after his punishment had been applied to the last standings, he dropped to twelfth behind Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly.
The justification for the punishment was an impact with Lewis Hamilton at Sainte Devote on lap 18. Hamilton in the Mercedes was getting Ocon quick, having recently halted for halfway tires on a track starting to dry out following a deferred start because of weighty downpour.
The seven-time previous World Champion went for a move up within Ocon, who was declared by the stewards to have shut the entryway unjustifiably in keeping him behind as the couple connected.
Hamilton supported harm to his front wing, which had the option to be supplanted during a warning stoppage following a Mick Schumacher crash. Afterward, the team ended up hustling again as the Briton tracked down himself, in eighth spot, sandwiched between the two Alpines.
Ocon said in a meeting with Sky F1 after the race that the stewards had informed the group the punishment had been given because of an adjustment of the principles executed during the current year.
Inquired as to whether he had experienced an absence of speed, Ocon said: "No, I figure we did everything right overall. We were hustling great until we got that five-second punishment, which is still truly ridiculous sadly.
"So I'm extremely disappointed with that since it destroyed our outcome, yet that is the way things are. Went to survey with the understudies and they said in the event that this was last year, it would have been a hustling episode so I don't have any idea what has truly changed for this present year."
Requested a particulars, Ocon added: "Not certain. If you have any desire to surpass in Monaco, there must be some sort of contact since there's no space to do as such.
"Lewis was faster behind with different tires. We were hustling hard without a doubt, we were dashing for position. What's more, we were dashing toward the end once more.
"It was fair hustling, a touch of contact without a doubt. In any case, we didn't endure, any of us, so it's exceptionally disheartening and I'm really baffled."
Ocon's partner, Fernando Alonso, completed seventh having placed on a guarded showcase in the end stages to save his tires - which filled in as the Spaniard figured out how to expand his season's focuses count to 10.
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