In a statement, the governing body said the document will soon provide “for the first time a globally consistent reference point to support not only drivers as they develop throughout their careers, but also the race officials and stewards”.
It is set to be released in 2025, once it has been presented to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council body and will be integrated within Appendix L of the FIA’s International Sporting Code.
The FIA says the DSG production process has been started following consultation with its Drivers’ Committee.
This has members including 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg (who is vice-chairman), former F1 racers Karun Chandhok and Emanuele Pirro, and is chaired by Ronan Morgan – the general manager of the Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates.
The FIA statement says the DSG will cover “a number of key topics, from driving standards to defending and overtaking manoeuvres, track limits, yellow flags, driver advisors and safety car re-start procedures”.
It adds: “It will eventually also be used to assist with the training of young drivers applying for their first international licence.
“This project has been welcomed by some of the world’s top driving talents, with the need for as consistent and fair decision making as is possible within a framework that allows for close, exciting racing identified as the key objective.”
The FIA’s Drivers’ Committee also has a continual invitation to all members of the current Grand Prix Drivers’ Association and is understood to have asked the current crop of F1 drivers if they would give input into the new DSG creation process.
Standards enforced in F1 will be applied at every level of global motorsport, with current drivers invited to shape the guidelines
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Motorsport.com understands that much of the DSG will be based on existing F1 best practice standards, which when it comes to racing are also called the ‘Driving Standards Guidelines’.
These are issued to F1 drivers to provide consistency on the judgements of their wheel-to-wheel action, should the need arise.
The last such update was issued in 2022, although the FIA reviews the matter at the start of each season and will issue a fresh clarification if required.
It does not change the guidelines mid-way through a year to avoid tainting part of a live competition by having different rules effectively apply to events…
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