F1 set for revised racing guidelines after key driver meeting

The F𓃲IA will make changes to F1's racing guidelines after controversial 🦹Max Verstappen-Lando Norris clash.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

’s racing gui🌠delines are set to be revised after a key meeting with driveꦡrs ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix.

report that F1’s governing body the FIA have confirmed that it will “come up with revised wording” to cover the specifics of the controversial clash between Max V🅰erstappen and Lando Norris at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix.

Norris lost a podium in Austin after he was hit with a five-second pena𝔉lty for overtaking F1 title rival Verstappen off the track when both drivers ran wide at T𝔍urn 12 as they battled for third place with four laps to go at COTA.

McLaren were unsuccessful in their attempts to overturn Norris’s penal🍎ty for the contentious incident which divided opinion and led to several drivers calling for changes to be made to F1’s racing rules.

The drivers discussed the matter on Friday nigh🦂t in Mexico and it was agreed that changes would be made, according to BBC Sport, who said the meeting was described as “civilised” and “collaborate”.

The report added that “the FIA did not give details as to what would change, but the admission came🎃 in the context of a discussion abಌout the tactics Verstappen had employed to keep his position and whether he should have been penalised.”

Several drivers made the poinꦺt that Verstappen has continually exploited the rules and fꦍelt he should have been penalised for forcing his rival off track.

in Mexico City. “They probably need to make some adjustments for sure.

"Also, we do have inconsistencies through rulings, weekend in, weekend out, obviously depᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚending on which years it is. I mean, as a sport, we do need to level up on all areas and if you look at other global sports, they have full-time refs, for example, and I’m sure that wo𓃲uldn’t be a bad thing for our sport.

“I experienced it many times with Max, you shouldn’t be able to just launch the car on the inside and🎐 be ahead and then you go off and still hold your position. So, they need to definitely work on this.”

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