FIA reduces driver fines by 50 per cent in softening of misconduct rules following F1 driver backlash

14 May 2025, 13:28 | Updated: 14 May 2025, 16:59

The FIA has reduced maximum penalties for motorsport drivers by 50 per cent as part of changes that will also allow stewards to differentiate between on and off-track offences.

Updated rules on misconduct violations, including swearing, were introduced in January in motorsport's governing body's International Sporting Code for 2025, with increased fines and the possibility of suspensions and championship points deductions for repeat offenders.

Before and after those changes, there had been dissent, largely directed at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, from Formula 1 and World Rally drivers - both of which compete under the FIA umbrella - over the harshness of punishments.

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