The governing body insists the sport must remain neutral but that drivers would be free to express themselves outside of competition
With dissatisfaction gaining momentum, the FIA sent a clarification to the 10 teams on Friday in an effort to see off a potential showdown with the drivers. The FIA said: “The focus at any international competition must remain on motorsport and on the performances of teams and drivers.”
The document noted that breaking its definitions would result in penalties which could run from reprimands, through fines, a grid drop, time penalty or potentially suspension or exclusion. It would only be in “exceptional” circumstances that the FIA would grant permission for a driver to make a statement that would otherwise be prohibited by the “principle of neutrality”, adopted to come into line with International Olympic Committee regulations, with the FIA an IOC federation.
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