The governing body will alter racing guidelines wording after the Verstappen/Norris Austin incident
The FIA is to revise the wording of its controversial racing guidelines after a meeting with the Formula 1 drivers in Mexico in the wake of Max Verstappen's tactics against Lando Norris at Austin. The governing body is understood to have accepted that changes to the guidelines were required to close a loophole Verstappen has been exploiting regarding strong defending when under attack from another car, with other instances of questionable tactics also being targeted. Motorsport.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, battles with Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20 Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images During the meeting, the drivers outlined their positions on what Verstappen has been doing, with some siding strongly with Norris's point of view – expressed post-race in Austin and again on the Mexico media day that he was 'no longer the attacking car, was' – while others felt Verstappen's tactics were hard but fair within the rules as they are currently...
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