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Added 2025-06-26 21:53:21 +0000 UTCAhead of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix, the FIA revealed the secretive F1 penalty guidelines and racing rules its officials use to when deciding whether or not to penalise drivers. Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm break down the key points from this surprise reveal.
Comments
It’s interesting that Austria ended up being a functional/points-wise equivalent of a race ban for MV.
rod
2025-07-02 14:13:06 +0000 UTCThere are lots of minor offences where the punishment is discretionary
Glenn Freeman (The Race)
2025-06-27 18:36:25 +0000 UTCAny comment on how a recent reveal of stewards documents show that the penalty that max received in Qatar 2024 for driving slowly on a cool down lap isn't even considered a punishable offense?
Evan Patipa
2025-06-27 17:51:38 +0000 UTCGood wrap up. Just shows how doubtful/cynical I have become. Yep, I’m all for this transparency. But my immediate reaction is “why now”? I think Scott and Jon answered this in their concluding comments.
Michael Holden
2025-06-27 02:29:31 +0000 UTC
