Liam Lawson calls for major F1 change to stop 'exploitation'

Liam Lawson has called for F1's driving guidelines to be "adjusted" to prevent drivers from "exploiting" grey areas.

The guidelines have been a topic of hot discussion in the past year after a number of controversial incidents, with some drivers believing the current rules are muddled.

For example, when attempting a move around the outside of another car, a driver must have their front wheel alongside the wing-mirror of the other car, but that car on the inside can simply release the brake pressure to ensure they are ahead at the apex and run the driver on the outside off the track. 

The FIA recently released the penalty framework stewards work from when deciding penalties, with further talks with the GPDA expected throughout the year.

Racing Bulls driver Lawson wants the grey areas eradicated so drivers "can't exploit those limits."

"As drivers, we always find a way to exploit and get the maximum out of the way the rules are written," Lawson told media, including RacingNews365. 

"We know how they are written, so we know what is allowed, what is not, and we figure out ways to use them to our advantage. 

"I guess the way they are written, it creates a way of doing that where you can release the brake and make sure a certain point of the car overlaps [with the other]. 

"There are ways you can do it that can create some issues, but it is very hard to have a clear set of rules that doesn't allow for that. 

"The rules do get better, and have done so in the past, but it is a constant development, and they will need to be slightly adjusted in the future.

"I'm not sure how, but it needs to be in a way where we can't exploit those limits."