2026 F1 Thread

[elanshin]

F1 stewards admit error in Leclerc/Piastri Spa collision

The FIA stewards have now accepted they should have taken action against Charles Leclerc for his clash with Oscar Piastri in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix

www.the-race.com

Interesting FIA admitting they should've called a 5s on LEC

 

[MARTINE]

F1 stewards admit error in Leclerc/Piastri Spa collision

The FIA stewards have now accepted they should have taken action against Charles Leclerc for his clash with Oscar Piastri in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix

www.the-race.com

Interesting FIA admitting they should've called a 5s on LEC

Not much use for Oscar and whats the point if they don't do something know. FIFA (sorry FIA)

 

[serfty]

F1 stewards admit error in Leclerc/Piastri Spa collision

The FIA stewards have now accepted they should have taken action against Charles Leclerc for his clash with Oscar Piastri in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix

www.the-race.com

Interesting FIA admitting they should've called a 5s on LEC

Not quite - the incident was ruled "OK" under the guidelines that existed last weekend. From the linked article:

The stewards felt at the time that it was nothing more than a racing incident.

They suggested that Piastri had had no realistic hope of pulling off the move and that Leclerc had just been taking his normal racing line.

That call triggered some unease among drivers about a precedent being set for more robust defence in braking zones – which can be a dangerous place for cars to make contact.

Since then the guidelines have been revised after a meeting between drivers and FIA stewards; such incidents will now incur a 5s penalty.

 

[JessicaTam]

Not quite - the incident was ruled "OK" under the guidelines that existed last weekend. From the linked article:

Since then the guidelines have been revised after a meeting between drivers and FIA stewards; such incidents will now incur a 5s penalty.

It was at that meeting that the stewards admitted they had got it wrong. Hence the change to the process.