The team order of Mercedes at Norisring he caused a lot of discussion. The German manufacturer slowed down Lucas Auer and Phillip Ellis to give the victory in the decisive race of the DTM championship to Maximilian Götz, attracting attacks and controversy also because the two were not even from the same team but from the same manufacturer. This choice resulted in a change of regulation (still unofficial) which expressly punishes team orders and threatens disqualification from the championship for those who become protagonists.
“We took a long time, we were aware of how obvious the problem was. As a result, we have combined all our expertise to draft a regulation that covers all possible scenarios. We believe we have succeeded. And we think the issue should be resolved in 2022“Said the manager of the German tourism championship Frederic Elsner as reported by the newspaper F1-Insider. “In case of violation, the DTM can adopt sanctions up toexclusion from the championship for all parties involved. In addition, there are all the possibilities of reaction by the stewards, including fines“.
“Any verbal or other instruction (team order) to a driver or competitor that could affect a qualifying or race result is not allowed.“, Reads the draft regulation, which should be approved in the next few days by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) and from FIA.
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