News Details

FIA announces new penalties to keep Formula 1 ‘family-friendly'

Five months after introducing fines of up to 10,000 for bad language, the FIA has revised Appendix B of its International Sporting Code. Controlled vs uncontrolled settings Drivers will now be judged differently depending on whether expletives are uttered in press conferences or in the heat of competition. Smaller penalties, suspended sentences The maximum base fine falls to 5,000, and stewards may suspend punishment for first-time offenders. Abuse of officials shifts from financial to sporting sanctions, while discriminatory remarks remain firmly policed. Leadership explains shift “As a former rally driver, I know firsthand the range of emotions that are faced during competition,”...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Franco Colapinto joining Alpine shakes up Formula 1...

Franco Colapinto is back on the Formula 1 grid — and his return has...
7mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Formula 1 releases colourised footage of first ever...

Formula 1 celebrated its 75th year in existence by releasing colourised...
7mo ago from GrandPrix247.com

Formula One releases new colourised footage of the...

On the eve of the sport's 75th anniversary, Formula 1 has released a new...
7mo ago from F1Technical.net

Flavio Briatore issues first statement after becoming...

The Alpine Formula 1 team has faced renewed scrutiny following the sudden...
7mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi Racing lands new sponsor for Kyffin...

Chip Ganassi Racing has announced a new sponsor for the team’s #8 entry...

IndyCar announces independent officiating system

The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Thursday that it will implement a new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin spearhead Lancia’s...

Team Lancia Corse HF has announced the 2025 WRC2 championship runners-up...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal are very interested in signing...

Arsenal have been linked with the move for the AC Milan goalkeeper Lorenzo...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Another defensive injury increases January transfer...

Morning all. It's a bit mad to think that after spending so much during...
22h ago from Arseblog.com

Arteta calls for for focus and ‘full gas' ahead...

Good morning from London. We're in Premier League action this evening,...
3d ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.