12 F1 drivers snub FIA meeting about improving penalties

FIA Sporting Commissioner G𓆏arry Connelly invited every F1 driver and sporting director to a meeting ahead of this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix on Thursday, report.
But his attempt to discuss track limit violations and whether harsher penalties are warranted for accidents was ultimately only heard bﷺy less than half of the grid.
The 💃meeting was scheduled “to exchange ideas” after a series of recent FIA decisions were q꧂uestioned.
Track limits became a source of frustratioꦜn for drivers last weekend in Texas, where the FIA widened the lines for Saturday.
But even the FIA’s willingness to concede ground was criꦬticised by some who insist that drivers should just be more disciplined.
“In the end, there needs to be a hard limit,” Valtteri Bottas said i✱n Texa🐬s.”
Pierre Gasly ad🍒ded: “Long term, we've got to find a so🐼lution.”
In Thursday’s meeting, the incidents where Lewi♈s Hamilton seemingly left track limits during the Texas sprint, and where Sergio Perez also appea💟red to violate the rule in the grand prix, were reviewed.
On both o🥀ccasions the onboard cameras were not en🦂ough for the FIA to dish out a punishment.
Also reviewed on Thursday was Lance Strollꦅ’s overtake of Pierre Gasly at Silverstone, whe🅷re he gained a position after going outside of the track limits, but escaped punishment.
Accidents that cost world ch꧑ampionship points were also꧑ discussed.
Lando Norris was reprimanded in Canada for creating space under the safety car, to avoid queuing for the pits, and was h🐎it with an “unsportsmanlike behaviour” charge. But Charles Leclerc was accused of doing similarly in Singapore without punishment.
Collisions were also a talking point.
Perez’s five-second penalty for clambering𓃲 past Alex Albon in Singapore was criticised by Williams aꦅt the time, and was reviewed.
It was questioned if ha🌳rsher penalties are needed against a driver who knocks a rival further back down the grid as a result of their actions.
But, in Mexico City, the proposed meeting between t🌼he FIA and F1 drivers to thaw out any lingering issues was reportedly poorly attended.

ꦏJames was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football,🎃 to F1.