Fia Revises F1 Stewarding Rules
Motorsport governing body the FIA has announced new stewarding rules for F1 for next season in order to provide more consistent decisions.
A new replay system will allow stewards to investigate incidents and take action during the race.
National stewards will also be required to observe at least one race before officiating for the first time.
The move comes after a year of controversial stewarding calls particularly the incident involving McLaren’s F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton who was controversially given a time penalty and consequently stripped of a win in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa after cutting a chicane to avoid a collision.
The new system will also see a written explanation of the stewards’ decisions published on the FIA website after the race.
At the meeting of the International Automobile Federation’s world council in Paris, it was also agreed that former drivers will be able to apply for national stewarding licences.
Meanwhile, the sport’s ruling body revealed that the life of an engine would be extended from two to three races and the Chinese Grand Prix will be stage in April instead of October.
