Wow. That's a can of worms - how do you determine if the incident was intentional or not?
If the driver has a technical issue and has to pull over, how is he going to know what is going to initiate a red flag / safety car / vsc? Why should he get penalized if he picks up a puncture or the car overheats because someone's visor gets sucked into an intake? But there will always be a team or driver (talking to you, Max) with conspiracy theories as to the intent behind an incident.
Intentionally crashing after making provisional pole, the way Charles was accused of doing in Monaco last year, is way too risky a strategy for the driver - he could well wind up out of the race for mechanical issues. I know it's been alleged to have been done in the past, but proving it was intentional is pretty much impossible. And if you penalize regardless, that's just going to get drivers backing off - exactly not what Formula 1 needs.
Why not just add "extra time" to qualifying to make up for laps lost under red/yellow flag conditions, the way referees do at their discretion in a football match? Seems the most logical solution to me.
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