Components 1’s driving requirements pointers are anticipated to be revised earlier than the top of the season following the controversial incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Austin.
Norris misplaced third place within the race when he was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Verstappen off the observe. McLaren tried to overturn the choice, arguing Norris handed Verstappen approaching the nook, and the Crimson Bull driver regained the place by driving off the observe himself. Nonetheless the stewards refused to think about McLaren’s argument, claiming they failed to supply the brand new proof required for a listening to to go forward.
Nonetheless a number of drivers raised issues over that call and others made throughout the US Grand Prix weekend. The matter was raised in a gathering between them and race director Niels Wittich on Friday.
Carlos Sainz Jnr mentioned he expects the foundations to be revised earlier than the season is over, however recommended it might not occur till the penultimate spherical in December.
“I feel it was a constructive, productive assembly,” mentioned Sainz. “Plenty of drivers opened up about how they felt about every state of affairs and what we predict is one of the simplest ways ahead.
“The way you interpret the foundations and people driving pointers that the stewards are going to use penalties with, they’re nonetheless the identical coming into this weekend, and possibly I feel they are going to be utilized in the same method.
“However I feel transferring forwards it was a productive assembly and I feel in Qatar we could have some options that hopefully will supply, I feel, higher understanding for the drivers and higher racing generally. Hopefully it needs to be higher.”
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George Russell, one of many administrators of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation, who was additionally penalised in Austin for one more incident, mentioned on Thursday the present guidelines didn’t punish drivers who go off the observe to be able to defend their place.
“Once I look again at all of it, I feel my penalty was right by the letter of the regulation. I feel Lando’s was right, once more, by the letter of the regulation, he’s gone off the observe and overtaken.
“Max clearly brakes too late. He didn’t make the nook, he went off and he in all probability ought to have been penalised. However there isn’t a line or something within the regulation to take action aside from ‘keep in observe limits’. So I feel there needs to be an additional line in there if you happen to out-brake your self.”
Nonetheless he identified the asphalt run-off areas on the Circuit of the Americas are too simply exploited by drivers and also needs to be modified, as has already occurred at different venues this yr.
“If there was a gravel lure on the exit of that nook, neither driver goes there. So I feel we form of go spherical in circles.
“The basis explanation for the issue is the circuit permitting you to run broad. So quick time period we have to make a change, however long run, that’s the answer.”
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