The FIA is to follow up on its earlier suggestion to issue licences to key members of F1 team staff, so to avoid the problems that occurred after the attempts to ban Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds.
It will give the FIA the chance to prevent personnel who have got into trouble from continuing to work in the sport.
The FIA statement reads as follows:”The World Motor Sport Council will submit a proposal to the General Assembly that a specific licence is created for a restricted list of members of staff of the competitors entered in the FIA World Championships. The aim is to introduce a system that ensures they are subject to the criteria set out in a new FIA Code of Good Standing. This would apply to a minimum of six people per competitor, including the Team Principal, Sporting Director, Team Manager, Technical Director and two race engineers (or equivalent).
“A new mechanism will be introduced to control access to areas under the jurisdiction of the FIA and no pass of any kind will be issued to any person or body who is not in good standing for the purposes of the FIA International Sporting Code. Entrants will also become responsible for their staff, meaning any person connected directly or indirectly with the entrant in connection with their participation in an event.”
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