According to one report from BBC SportThe FIA ​​has confirmed a rule change in response to an incident involving Formula 1 drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the United States Grand Prix.

The incident occurred in the closing stages of the United States Grand Prix at Turn 12, where Norris attempted to overtake Verstappen on the outside. Both drivers ran wide, which saw Norris rejoin the track ahead of Verstappen. Norris was handed a five-second time penalty for gaining an advantage by leaving the track, ultimately relegating him to fourth behind Verstappen. This decision ignited debate among drivers, who felt the move was in a gray area of ​​the regulation.

The driver’s briefing ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix focused on resolving the uncertainties surrounding the incident. The BBC Sport report says:

“The FIA ​​said at the drivers’ briefing in Mexico on Friday, sources at the meeting told BBC Sport, that it would come up with a revised form to cover the details of the incident and present it to the drivers for approval later this season.

“The FIA ​​did not give details on what would change, but the admission came in the context of a discussion about the tactics Verstappen used to retain his position and whether he should have been penalised.”

McLaren filed a “right of review” application regarding the penalty imposed on Norris. However, this was later denied by the FIA. The stated the FIA’s response:

“This is unsustainable. A request for review is made to correct an error (of fact or law) in a decision. Any new item must demonstrate this error.

“The error which must be shown to exist cannot itself be the element referred to in Article 14 (of the ISC).”

He continued:

The current “high bar” that exists in Article 14 and the fact that it appears to have been designed more for decisions that are made as a result of a hearing where all parties are present rather than in the pressurized environment of a race session . , when decisions are made, (as permitted by the International Sporting Code), without all parties present.”

McLaren responded to the FIA:

“We acknowledge the decision of the Commissioners Commissioners to deny our petition seeking a Right of Review.

“We disagree with the interpretation that an FIA document which makes a competitor aware of an objective, measurable and provable error in the stewards’ decision cannot be an admissible ‘element’ that meets all four criteria set out by the ISC , because specified in article 14.3.

“We would like to thank the FIA ​​and the commissioners for considering this case in a timely manner.

“We will continue to work closely with the FIA ​​to further understand how teams can constructively challenge decisions that lead to an incorrect race classification.”