Thursday 26th February 2009

Formula 1 drivers agreed to pay the hike in their superlicense fee, after threatening to go on strike at the height of their protest. The row started in 2008 when the cost of a basic license was increased from €1,690 to €10,000 with the fee for every point scored the previous year rising from €447 to a whopping €2000. The idea was to take more money from some of the richest in the sport (those with more points the previous year are likely to have a bigger pay cheque) and use it to improve safety. The Grand Prix Drivers Association vowed to pursue the issue and warned the FIA not to underestimate the collective power of the drivers. In the end no further action was taken.