Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, F1’s governing body announced it has increased the maximum sanction that stewards can impose on a driver from 250,000 euros (£218,000) to 871,500 euros (£760,000). The FIA said the amount had been static for the last 12 years and “does not reflect the current needs of motor sports”. FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions in Genevahttps://t.co/yKfTRRcHSl — FIA (@fia) October 19, 2023But the decision was met with surprise by the grid’s drivers. Daniel Ricciardo, back in action after missing five races with a broken hand, calling it “scary”, and Haas’ Kevin Magnussen branding the move “ridiculous”. “They are looking into how they can tackle these things going forward to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Source: Express October 19, 2023 20:32 UTC