Frustration in the Fast Lane: F1 Stars Skip Summit with FIA Steward
Oct.29 - Less than half of the 20 Formula 1 drivers turned up to a special meeting convened by top FIA steward and World Motor Sport Council member Garry Connelly.
Amid a string of recent and ongoing controversies including penalties, track limits, tyre problems in Qatar and even EUR 1 million fines, the drivers have made clear they are unhappy about the situation.
"As the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) we hope that the collaboration starts getting better," Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz said recently.
Kevin Magnussen added: "I think we really do need to communicate better, we need to work together as a group.
"The drivers are an integral part of the sport. We drive the cars, we take the risks, so we want to be involved," he added.
To address the situation, Connelly invited all of the drivers and the ten teams' sporting directors to a meeting to discuss the full raft of issues on Thursday evening ahead of the Mexican GP weekend.
"More than half didn't go," Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Andreas Haupt revealed.
"Only eight of the 20 drivers actually showed up to discuss things."
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Why show up for a Kangaroo Court? The trend is clear - the Stewards are going to do as they please, no matter the outcome. Placating the GPDA isn't going to change the fact that the Stewards have forgotten that this is an incredibly dynamic sport. Trying to put the genie back in the bottle is a fools errand.
Yet, the stewards seem to love making idiots out of themselves.