European F3 teams summoned by FIA after shambolic Monza round

Formula 3 European Championship teams have been summoned to a meeting next Monday at the FIA's Geneva base, in the wake of the disastrous Monza round two weeks ago

European F3 teams summoned by FIA after shambolic Monza round

The teams, together with the championship's stewards and officials, will discuss with FIA personnel ways to improve matters in time for next week's Spa round.

The second race of the Monza weekend saw two barrel-rolls amid widespread concern over driving standards.

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While two drivers were subsequently banned from the weekend's third race, some of those involved with drivers and teams were angry that other manoeuvres, which they viewed as similarly reckless, went relatively unpunished.

After an emergency meeting on the Saturday night of the Monza weekend, the third race was terminated at half-distance due to continuing poor driving standards, although only a handful of reprimands were dished out.

FIA Single-Seater Championships manager Oscar Urdeitx told AUTOSPORT: "We have called the team principals and team managers for a meeting in Geneva.

"We will be there with officials as well, to discuss events that took place at Monza and to work out a path forwards.

"The teams are the ones dealing with the drivers, so we want to get them on board with us and discuss any measures to improve."

Urdeitx also confirmed that the matter of driving standards in the junior Formula 4 category will be addressed soon, following a similarly turbulent second round of the German series last weekend at the Red Bull Ring.

Mick Schumacher fractured his right hand when he was punted into the barriers on the start-finish straight, while Chinese Ferrari Driver Academy protege Guan Yu Zhou was launched into a roll after Mattia Drudi ran wide at Turn 1 and made contact with other cars as he rejoined the circuit.

Zhou was briefly hospitalised for a check-up, and AUTOSPORT sources suggest that teams are awaiting clarification over whether Drudi will serve any form of ban for next week's round, which runs on the same bill as European F3 at Spa.

Urdeitx said that a meeting would most likely be arranged with representatives from the existing seven FIA F4 championships, including Britain's MSA, although not imminently.

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