F1 Drivers React to the Reduction of Swearing Penalties: "Ridiculous, Ludicrous in the First Place"

The FIA finally announced a revision of its sanctions guidelines, whose main change is a 50% reduction in the maximum base sanction, from €10,000 to €5,000, and the Commissioners will have the option of suspending a full penalty for certain types of infringement if this is the first time the pilot or team commits it. Prior to that, fines could reach up to €40,000 for the first infringement and double for a second infringement.

F1 drivers react to the reduction of swearing penalties: "Ridiculous, ludicrous in the first place"

FIA finally announced a revision of the FIA penalty guidelines, with the main change being a reduction of 50% of the base maximum penalty, from €10,000 to €5,000, and stewards will have the option to fully suspend a penalty for certain types of breach if is the first offence by the driver or team. Before that, fines could reach up to €40,000 for the first offence and twice as much for a second offence. This is a significative relaxation from th…