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Stewards told to be lenient in ‘secret' F1 meeting
By Editor on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 In a ‘secret' meeting over the winter, it was agreed that stewards should impose less penalties in 2013 in order to spice up the action.
That is the claim on Tuesday of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that the meeting with FIA president Jean Todt was attended by drivers including world champion Sebastian Vettel, team managers, Charlie Whiting and stewards.
'Has it been noticed?' wrote correspondent Michael Schmidt. 'The drivers are being punished much less.'
He said the outcome of the pre-season meeting was that stewards should be more lenient when it comes to applying penalties for on-track scraps, in order to entice the drivers to take...
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