Formula 1 drivers have been reminded of the need to comply with the sport’s regulations on fireproof underwear.
FIA F1 race director Niels Wittich is believed to have raised the matter at yesterday’s drivers’ briefing.
The FIA International Sporting Code requires Formula 1 drivers to wear “overalls as well as gloves, long underwear, a balaclava, socks and shoes homologated to the FIA 8856-2018 standard.”
“Well I certainly won’t be checking our drivers underwear for compliance,” said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. “I see that as a team manager role.
“Although I’m reliably informed that our drivers go ‘commando’, so hopefully it won’t be an issue for them.”
In the recent season of Netflix documentary Drive to Survive, filmed during 2021, George Russell was seen wearing what appeared to be ordinary underwear beneath a pair of racing overalls. The scene did not indicate whether he subsequently participated in a session in this state of dress, but may…