Fittipaldi and Mansell on new Drivers’ Commission
2013 F1 season
The FIA World Motor Sports Council has approved the inauguration of a new Drivers’ Commission.
The sport’ governing body said it will represent “the rights and interests of drivers across the disciplines”.
Among its members are two-times world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, who serves as its president.
He is joined by 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell, fellow F1 drivers Emanuele Pirro and Karun Chandhok, and former Marussia test driver Maria de Villota.
FIA Drivers’ Commission members
| Role | Driver | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil |
| Vice-president | Sebastien Loeb | France |
| Single-seaters | Nigel Mansell | United Kingdom |
| Karun Chandhok | India | |
| Maria de Villota | Spain | |
| Sports cars, GTs and touring cars | Emanuele Pirro | Itay |
| Yvan Muller | France | |
| Adrian Fernandez | Mexico | |
| Rally and cross-country rally | Nasser Al Attiyah | Qatar |
| Marcus Gronholm | Finland | |
| Daniel Elena | Monaco | |
| Other disciplines | Kenneth Hansen | Sweden |
| Danilo Rossi | Italy | |
| Keiko Ihara | Japan |
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HoHum (@hohum) said on 8th March 2013, 16:13
An effort to wrest control from the GP drivers association ?
Or just generally increasing their hold on motorsport (but don’t call it Empire building) ?
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey) said on 8th March 2013, 16:22
Sounds like, potentially, a pretty good idea to me.
HoHum (@hohum) said on 8th March 2013, 16:35
Potentially, yes it could be, depends I guess on whether it is genuinely for the drivers benefit or just a body set up to “form a committee to investigate and report findings to the FIA” ( much later ) on any contentious issue.
craig-o (@craig-o) said on 8th March 2013, 16:44
+1
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1) said on 8th March 2013, 16:23
This makes it sound a little bit like a union. Still, I’d be interested in knowing how this will effect, and more importantly, help the sport.
HoHum (@hohum) said on 8th March 2013, 16:30
But a union run by the boss.
Eddie (@wackyracer) said on 8th March 2013, 16:27
no from the motorbikes?
celeste (@celeste) said on 8th March 2013, 16:41
I think motorbikes has nothing to do with FIA, but I don´t really know…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 8th March 2013, 16:42
@wackyracer I think that’s FIM, not FIA.
Jeff1s (@jeff1s) said on 8th March 2013, 18:05
A stands for ‘automobile’
Maksutov (@maksutov) said on 9th March 2013, 13:28
besides, you don’t “drive” motorbikes, you “ride” them.
davidnotcoulthard said on 9th March 2013, 15:43
But motorcycles do move by themselves! The debate goes on……..
Personally, I don’t consider them automobiles, despite the real meaning of “automobile”.
frogster said on 8th March 2013, 17:02
Sounds like it’s just a job creation scheme to me.
the_sigman (@sigman1998) said on 8th March 2013, 17:09
Nice idea! Also, Loeb is the right choice in my opinion for president. Knows the recent situation of motorsport and he is a big name
KateM (@katem) said on 8th March 2013, 17:11
I can’t say I’m totally convinced that many of these FIA commissions popping up really do much beyond merely existing. And to be brutally honest there’s a couple of names in there I don’t think have done much to merit representing drivers in their discipline.
George (@george) said on 8th March 2013, 17:17
@kateM It’s certainly a very weird list, some A listers and some Z listers.
Todd (@braketurnaccelerate) said on 8th March 2013, 22:00
Maybe having Z-listers is a good idea. Not every driver is an A-list driver, so someone to represent the backmarkers is a good idea IMHO.
David (@mansellsmoustache) said on 8th March 2013, 17:49
I’d be skeptical, but with Red 5 involved I doubt this is just smoke and mirrors. If there is one thing that Mansell has apart from huge cajones it is integrity. If this becomes a rubber stamping commission don’t expect him to stick around. I am sure he would only agree to be part of this to try to help the drivers. He has never been one to toe the line.
Jeff1s (@jeff1s) said on 8th March 2013, 18:07
So the President is Jean Todt?
HoHum (@hohum) said on 8th March 2013, 18:32
What Schui knew exactly he would be doing this year?
D Winn (@d-winn) said on 8th March 2013, 21:20
Emerson Fittipaldi is president according to Joe Saward