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F1 Rules: Teams to pay driver fines

The FIA has announced that no driver will be fined for speeding in the pitlane.

Instead, teams will now have to flash the cash if one of their drivers exceeds the pitlane speed limit. The Grand Prix Driver’s Association (GPDA) raised concerns that drivers were being punished for breaking the pitlane speed limit despite an agreemen1280px-Alonso_at_at_pit-lane_2011_British_GPt that had been made with the FIA.

Formula 1’s sporting regulations state that a driver will be fined $200 (approx. R1800.00) for evering kilometre per hour they are over the speed limit. As a result the FIA conceded that they would no longer impose monetary fines on drivers and reduced the scale of the fines to $100 (approx. R900.00) for every kilometre per hour over the limit. A maximum limit of $1000 (approx. R9005.00) has also been imposed.

The new order has been in place since the Bahrain grand prix.

About Natalie Le Clue

Natalie Le Clue is an F1 aficionado of the most dedicated vein. And, true to form for any F1-enamoured junkie, she readily admits to crying the first time she saw a F1 car, calling it an ‘overwhelming moment’. Natalie has won the 2010 gSport Woman In Media award, the 2015 Woman In Media Print award, and has been named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in South African Sport by the Department of Sport and Recreation. Natalie is currently serving as SAfm's F1 correspondent. Follow Natalie on Twitter @nlc27

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