FIA charges F1 for Neymar’s appearance on the Spanish GP track

It is nothing new that the F1 GPs bring together a large number of celebrities, however, the subject began to be a problem for the category after an incident in the GP of Spain which involved the Brazilian athlete Neymar: the player of paris saint germain continued on the lawn right next to the central straight of the Circuit in barcelona-catalonia along the car presentation lap. A International Automobile Federation (FIA) ended up drawing attention to what happened at the meeting of the World Motor Sport Council last Tuesday (20).

^{Neymar at the Spanish GP (Photo: Reproduction / Gongora)}

“We need to learn from the incident at the Spanish GP. The FIA ​​has received assurance from Stefano Domenicali that steps are being taken to ensure that the incident does not happen again (…)”said the president of the FIA, Mohammed ben Sulayem.

Neymar Jr was part of the attractions of the race that took place at the beginning of the month in Barcelona, ​​of which the winner was Max Verstappen. The Brazilian attended the circuit on Friday, when free practice was taking place, and proved the Mercedes of lewis hamilton. He even posed alongside pilots like Charles Leclerc, Yuki Tsunoda It is George Russell.

Other footballers were also present at the stage, such as Kylian MbappeNeymar’s teammate, and names of the teams of barcelona, chelsea It is Atletico Madrid. Trials that take place in Monaco, ItalySpain, miami It is U.S tend to have a strong presence of famous people.

in the articles 12.2.1.h and 12.2.1.i, the FIA International Code of Sport define as a regulation cut in the organization of a race “failure to follow the instructions of the relevant officials for the safe and orderly conduct of the event” and also “any unsafe act or failure to take reasonable steps, thereby resulting in a hazardous situation“.

Usually, guests visit the grid while preparations for the race are taking place, during which time journalists, engineers and other employees are also present at the track. The incident with the Brazilian striker, however, was due to an error in the application of the stage’s security protocols.

Featured photo: Neymar poses in a friend’s car. Playback/Instagram