Formula 1: Carlos Sainz becomes a director of Grand Prix Drivers’ Association
The GPDA was established in the early 1960s and focuses on security matters.
For example, GPDA and WURZ played a role in adopting the “Halo” head protection device in F1 of the 2018 season. It has saved many lives since then.
But in recent years, drivers have increasingly been with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the FIA, who was elected in 2021.
Ben Sulayem’s action has attracted the attention of many stakeholders in F1, and drivers are weighing how to respond to his decision in January Weaving a process of finally facing a ban when the driver swears.
The FIA has not clarified how these rules are applied. World Rally driver Adrien Fourmaux became the first foul driver this month, sworn in in a TV interview at Sweden Rally and fined €10,000.
Sainz said yes this month Errors that prohibit threatening F1 driversalthough he agreed to the driver avoid bad language in press conferences and television interviews.
In November, the GPDA wrote an open letter to the FIA asking governing bodies to treat them like adults, saying that fines are “inappropriate” forms of punishment and demand transparency about their expenses.
They did not receive a response from the FIA on the matter.
This letter is correct Red Bull’s largest Verstappen was ordered to “complete some public interest” after taking oath At the official press conference held at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
This is after other interventions by Ben Sulayem, e.g. Jewelry prohibitedwhich also angered the driver.
