Overview
- Oscar Piastri received a 10‑second penalty for a Turn 1 clash at Interlagos, with stewards citing the current overlap‑at‑the‑apex guideline that did not oblige Andrea Kimi Antonelli to leave space.
- Carlos Sainz called the sanction unacceptable during Las Vegas media day and urged an urgent review of the driving‑standards framework.
- The racing guidelines have been added to the agenda for the Qatar drivers’ meeting with the FIA, which is understood to be open to discussing wording and implementation, with no changes adopted yet.
- Sainz proposed appointing permanent stewards to build consistency and argued current interpretations, including of lock‑ups, are too rigid and often misread driver control.
- Charles Leclerc defended Piastri’s actions in Brazil, while Alex Albon questioned whether a single solution is realistic and suggested stripping back layers of rules.