Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, has agreed to do away with pit-lane speeding fines, according to a report. Earlier this month the Grand Prix Drivers' Association sought clarification from the FIA as to why drivers were still being fined for speeding in the pit lane when a deal agreed for an increase in super-licence fees was supposed to have stopped financial penalties. The Sporting Regulations, though, state that drivers must be fined $200 for every kilometre per hour they are over the speed limit. However, according to Autosport 'a compromise deal has been reached whereby teams are now fined instead of the drivers for pit-lane offences. 'Furthermore, the scale of the fines has been...
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