F1 drivers express concern as governing body increases size of fines

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the Netherlands Grand Prix at CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands. 

Lewis Hamilton and his fellow Formula One drivers could be fined up to one million euros following a dramatic change to the sport’s rulebook.

Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, F1’s governing body announced it has increased the maximum sanction that stewards can impose on a driver from 250,000 euros (£218,000) to 871,500 euros (£760,000).