The FIA’s latest missive, announcing changes to the governing body’s sporting code that could see drivers banned for swearing or speaking out against the organisation, is not only draconian. It is repressive and threatening.
The changes, which are applied across all FIA-endorsed championships and includes team principals, would see international-level drivers punished with a €40,000 fine for a breach of the rules. A second offence increases to €80,000 and a suspended one-month suspension from competing. A third offence would incur a €120,000 penalty and a one-month racing ban.
