The FIA has increased the maximum fine a Formula 1 competitor can be handed to one million euro, after concluding that the previous arrangement did not “reflect the current needs of motorsport”.
The fines increase has been made as part of an update to the governing body's International Sporting Code, which applies to all FIA championships and these have also received a fine hike in the adjustment. Previously, the maximum amount FIA event stewards – who operate separately from the governing body after they have been appointed for individual events – could impose on a competitor was €250,000.
A recent example of an event being investigated was the Australian Grand Prix Corporation earlier this season, when it was summoned to explain to the stewards how spectators had entered the track before the end of the race. In another update that covers event organisers, the FIA has moved to tighten restrictions on 'the unauthorised use of all pyrotechnical devices' – such as flares.
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