Kvyat: F1 should focus on individual cases, not new rules

Most recently, the FIA announced a clampdown on drivers moving under braking in defense, a measure taken largely in response to the defensive tactics of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and one that's garnered a positive reception from some of the sport's biggest names.

For Kvyat, however, such measures go against the goal of giving Formula 1 drivers more freedom to battle out on track.

"I feel like, I don't know, if they just do it for one driver, they should take the case a bit more individually and, if something happens, just penalise the driver if they think he moved too much in the braking," Kvyat said.

"To create another rule, give less freedom to drivers... This year we went from giving more room to racing to going more and more strict. It looks like they're forgetting what they said themselves.

"I don't have a strong opinion anyway, on this rule. I don't know, maybe the overtakes will become a little bit less sharp? I don't know. In my opinion, if something happens, then penalise it. If nothing happens, like it happened with some other drivers, don't penalise it.

"To just put a completely new rule... I don't know. I think it should be a bit more individual, rather than creating brand new rules."

Magnussen penalty too harsh

Kvyat had picked up a 10-second penalty for tapping Sergio Perez into a spin in the most recent race at COTA, and was then involved in another investigated incident, as Kevin Magnussen received a five-second time penalty - and two penalty points on his license - for overtaking the Russian off-track.

For Kvyat, the points allocated to Magnussen's license served as an example of a blanket policy making for an unnecessarily harsh penalty.

"I think two points on the license is a bit harsh, to be honest. Again, I think It should be taken a lot more individually, these points on the license.

"I expected a five-second penalty after the race, but... I didn't expect they would give him two points. I was like 'wow, why?'."

Additional reporting by Jonathan Noble