Only eight out of 20 drivers attended a crucial meeting with the FIA in Mexico regarding the inconsistency and transparency of stewards' decisions. The drivers have been critical of the stewards' actions, citing instances such as Lando Norris's penalty for unsportsmanlike behavior and Charles Leclerc's escape from punishment for a similar offense. The FIA organized the meeting to address these concerns, but only a fraction of the drivers showed up. The FIA aims to improve transparency and ensure appropriate punishments, as drivers continue to express their dissatisfaction in the media.
Only eight of the 20 drivers turned up to a crunch meeting with the FIA in Mexico over the consistency and transparency of the stewards’ decisions, it has been claimed.
Norris was penalised for slowing under Safety Car conditions to avoid queuing for a pit stop behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc said to have escaped punishment for a similar offence in Singapore last month.Unpunished track limits violations and even collisions between drivers on track – including Sergio Perez’s contact with Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen in consecutive races in Singapore and Japan – have also come under the microscope.
The governing body is considering introducing tougher penalties for more serious incidents, with time penalties of 10 and 20 seconds said to be under consideration as well as so-called “place penalties.” at last weekend’s United States GP at the Circuit of The Americas due to a poorly placed CCTV camera.
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