the FIA has made a drastic change to the fines for violations in Formula One which were previously capped at €250,000 and have now been raised to €1 million a value Three Times Higher however the drivers wasted no time in expressing their criticism of the FIA but before we
Council and could go up to €1 million EUR of very high sum that is already alarming the drivers as some of them don’t earn much more than that starting with Max Verstappen who ironically provoked Lewis Hamilton questioning the use of money from 1 million euro fines saying
he would like to know what offense would justify such a punishment he recalled the touch to the rear wing of the Mercedes at the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix Charles Lar a Ferrari driver also expressed dissatisfaction with the significant fine amounts considering that some drivers earn less than that annually Kevin Magnuson from H suggested that L Clair could pay the fine with his watch but he wouldn’t be able to and would disappear never to be found again George Russell a Mercedes driver strongly criticized the FIA’s decision arguing that in his first year in formula one he had a five-digit salary and spent over six digits on trainers and assistants he called for Clarity on how the fine money would be used Lewis Hamilton also made strong criticisms emphasizing the importance of ensuring,
that such high fines are directed towards beneficial causes and the
promotion of accessibility diversity and opportunities in the sport even made more humorous remarks suggesting that 1 million Euro fines could be applied to drivers who crossed the track during the race a reference to Hamilton’s incident at the Qatar Grand Prix drivers are clearly dissatisfied with the changes in fines and the question of how the money will be used remains unanswered
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