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FIA rejects call for instant change after meeting

Nov.29 Formula 1's long-running standoff over the sport's hated driving-standards guidelines entered a new phase in Qatar, with the FIA issuing a formal statement after a key GPDA meeting – but confirming no changes will be made for Qatar or Abu Dhabi. GPDA directors George Russell and Carlos Sainz have led the charge against the so-called Driving Standards Guidelines (DSGs), arguing they've turned wheel-to-wheel racing into a bureaucratic box-ticking exercise. Russell didn't mince words: 'A global sport like Formula 1, which generates billions in revenue, must be able to pay permanent stewards.' Sainz was even blunter before the meeting: 'There's been quite a lot of division...
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