Drivers could lose Super-licence for Road Offences

[Retro Formula 1]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86472

Well, off the top of my head, that's Lewis and Schumy gone in recent years.

Does beg the question of what would happen if a Judge through bias or wanting to make a name for himself decided to throw the book at a driver for a minor misdemeanour.
I do agree that F1 drivers need to show responsibility on the public roads but I would imagine the Team and Sponsors would bear anough pressure on a driver should he transgress. I bet Lewis copped a shedload of trouble after his Oz antics

[ArrowsFA1]

Gilles Villeneuve's trips from his South of France home to Maranello would not have sat well with today's FIA.

[Sonic]

Excellent news. Racing drivers (in any series) should be expected to set a good example on the public highways - we do after all get to play with expensive and powerful machinery most weekends - so if the thought of the loss of that privilege slows them down......great.

[gloomyDAY]

Excellent news. Racing drivers (in any series) should be expected to set a good example on the public highways - we do after all get to play with expensive and powerful machinery most weekends - so if the thought of the loss of that privilege slows them down......great.

No! A driver's duty should be to drive fast and win when he's racing. What he does off the grid is his business and his business only. I'm sick of drivers being told what to do by manufacturers, sponsors, and now the FIA. Drivers aren't a bunch of pussy "nice guys" just let them race.

[ZEROX]

No! A driver's duty should be to drive fast and win when he's racing. What he does off the grid is his business and his business only. I'm sick of drivers being told what to do by manufacturers, sponsors, and now the FIA. Drivers aren't a bunch of pussy "nice guys" just let them race.

No . Driver must be set as an example to those driver out there . Driving like crazy on the road is so UN-profesional . Why Terry got strip out from is captaincy ? That's because he's not setting off the good example to the public . Formula One should be like this . If you're on the pro/top level , it's all about being a good example .

...and i don't think it'll slow down the driver on the track .

[Easy Drifter]

It has always been possible back to even the 50's. Just never happens.
If a driver loses his road licence he in theory loses his racing licence.
It used to be that drivers often held licences in two or three countries

[Saint Devote]

Excellent news. Racing drivers (in any series) should be expected to set a good example on the public highways - we do after all get to play with expensive and powerful machinery most weekends - so if the thought of the loss of that privilege slows them down......great.

I strongly disagree with you.

No driver is responsible for the actions of anyone else. And making a rule so that feeble minded morons might be "protected" is the height of immorality.

The most ridiculous load of bull snot remains the "hooning" nonsense that saw Lewis Hamilton in the dock.

The drivers should turn around to the dratted FIA and tell them what to do. The whole Superlicense rule is nonsense anyway and is a way to excercise control over people.

The FIA is too powerful and now - just like goverment across the world - is beginning to intrude into peoples lives and livelihood.

Thank GOD for the RIGHT to bear arms enshrined in the US Constitution.

Goddam collectivists!

[Saint Devote]

Gilles Villeneuve's trips from his South of France home to Maranello would not have sat well with today's FIA.

I don't think Gilles Villeneuve would have been welcomed by the FIA today and I dont think that GV would have WANTED to be part of f1 as it is today with the driver now counting even LESS and all the Public Relations and corporate BS - personally I dont know how Lewis and Jenson stand the demands that McLaren load onto them.

After all if you remember prior to the tragedy he had said that he hated the ground effect cars because the driver counted for much less and said that he considered leaving f1 until it all changed.

[Sonic]

I strongly disagree with you.

No driver is responsible for the actions of anyone else. And making a rule so that feeble minded morons might be "protected" is the height of immorality.

The most ridiculous load of bull snot remains the "hooning" nonsense that saw Lewis Hamilton in the dock.

The drivers should turn around to the dratted FIA and tell them what to do. The whole Superlicense rule is nonsense anyway and is a way to excercise control over people.

Goddam collectivists!

Sorry dude but I strongly disagree with you. As someone who works with the next generation of drivers in karting at the moment we are always trying to stress that they need to have two styles of driving - on track, and then road - we train them for both.

It does our cause no end of harm when tales of top class drivers stupidity on the public highway reaches their impressionable ears.

[Mark]

Of course their licence cannot be taken away from them by anyone but the FIA. But I would suggest that it's only appropriate to ban someone if their offence is very serious.
"Hooning around" doesn't count.

If the offence was serious enough that the driver concerned has had his road licence revoked for a year or more, then the FIA should consider their position. But not if it's race bans for getting speeding tickets.