Overview
- Drivers and FIA representatives are scheduled to meet during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend to review the enforcement of racing rules and discuss possible changes.
- Carlos Sainz says the published driving guidelines have created more problems than solutions by steering decisions away from treating clashes as racing incidents.
- He proposes placing two or three recently retired Formula 1 drivers on steward panels as an alternative to relying on the written framework.
- Sainz points to post-race assessments by Jolyon Palmer, Karun Chandhok and Anthony Davidson, saying he agrees with their verdicts about 90% of the time.
- Contentious 2025 rulings cited include Oscar Piastri’s 10-second penalty in Brazil, Liam Lawson avoiding a penalty in Las Vegas, first-lap calls in Mexico City, and a Dutch GP penalty for Sainz whose licence points were later rescinded.