New driving standards guidelines have been given to Formula 1 drivers.
The changes are part of the effort to learn from the mistakes made last year.
The new guidelines outline the ways in which drivers fighting must behave.
The onus is on drivers to leave the track to gain an advantage.
The manner in which Michael Masi personally told drivers who had gone off track and gained a position to return it is likely to lead to more penalties.
Racing ethics became a major issue in the context of Max Verstappen's aggressive racing tactics.
The guidelines for overtaking on the inside and outside are laid out in the new rules.
The guidelines have not been published beyond the teams.
If a significant portion of the overtakeer's car is alongside, the new guidelines state that the driver must give enough room to the overtakeer.
In a safe and controlled manner, the overtaking maneuver must be done to allow the car to remain within the limits of the track.
The rules do not explicitly define what a significant portion of a car means, but they say that the stewards will look at a number of factors.
There are the same rules for overtaking on the outside. The requirement for a driver being overtaken to give enough room becomes active when a significant portion of the attacking car is alongside, with the same requirement for the maneuver to be safe and controlled.
The definition of a significant portion is not precise, but it does say that if the overtaking car is ahead of the other car from the apex of the corner, it will be considered.
The car being overtaken must be able to make the corner while remaining within the limits of the track.
The rule would have given Verstappen a penalty for his fight with Hamilton.
The rule that no car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers was emphasized to drivers.
The document sent out by the FIA shows the wrong number of article in the sporting regulations, which is not the one it has this year.
The document was sent out to teams only at the race, and it does not refer to the sporting code to do with dangerous driving.
More than one change of direction to defend a position is not allowed.
Any driver moving back towards the racing line, having defended his position off-line, should leave at least one car width between his own car and the edge of the track on the approach to the corner.
The use of deliberate crowding of a car beyond the edge of the track or any other abnormal change of direction is not allowed. Any driver who appears guilty will be reported to the stewards.
If a driver short-cuts a chicane or a corner, it is his or her responsibility to give back the advantage he or she gained. This may include giving back the timing advantage up to drop back a position behind the driver.
The competitive nature of drivers and teams may mean they are reluctant to take action themselves if race control refuses to intervene quickly in such incidents.
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