FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has called a meeting to discuss Formula 1 “sporting standards”, which will see stakeholders get together on the Monday after the Italian Grand Prix.
Ben Sulayem has called the summit after holding discussions with “a number of Formula 1 drivers”, according to the FIA, with the aim of shaping the future direction of the sport.
Although the summit was organised before the Italian GP, it’s thought that the end of the race, which saw it finish in an anti-climatic manner behind a Safety Car, will be discussed, amongst other topics including track limits and stewarding.
“FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem is convening a meeting with race officials and Formula 1 Team Managers on the Monday following the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix to discuss a range of sporting matters,” a note from the FIA confirmed on Sunday.
“It follows a round of separate meetings held in Monza between the FIA President and a number of Formula 1 drivers.
“It is the first meeting of this type since 2013 and is part of the President’s ongoing mission to improve the standards of the sport, bringing together drivers, teams, stewards, officials in a collaborative way.
“Additionally, the FIA continues to invest in initiatives such as the Remote Operations Centre to support trackside operations and its advanced data technology capability. Examples of ROC activities will be shared at the meeting. The ROC provides an additional resource for the FIA to thoroughly replay and review aspects of the Competition and the decisions made in order to refine and improve procedures for the future. It does not have any regulatory power and cannot be used to reassess or alter past decisions.
“This meeting will form part of a series of consultations that will continue to shape the future direction of the sport under the guidance of the FIA President.”
Perhaps they should first draft Terms of Reference for the review before starting stakeholder meetings.
Then they’ll know the general concern areas instead of specific, ad hoc grievances.
They could start by getting rid of the ridiculous spectacle of backmarkers unlapping themselves behind the safety car. Without that there was plenty of time to restart yesterday, and last year’s farce in Abu Dhabi would not have happened either. I can’t think of any justification for it.
That’s because you must be new to F1. It’s not too hard to look up why it was introduced. Google is your friend. Good luck!
Yesterday was a proof once more that the intent of all team bosses last year to try to do the utmost NOT to finish under yellow resulting in the Abu Dahbi decision of Masi, was a wise (although too slow) one after all. But a particular team boss losing because of avoiding taking (risk pitting his main man) started a fuzz. Then, Zandvoort 2022 showed they hadn’t learned a thing and making the wrong calls not pitting their main man. But of course, it’s FIA’s fault.