FIA and F1 teams handed 'listen to the drivers' plea ahead of April meeting

The young British driver suffered a heavy crash after having to take avoiding action and going onto the grass before hitting the barrier in the Spoon corner last Sunday.

Sainz, who is also the director of the GPDA, hopes that decision makers will listen to the drivers, even if they have no seat at the table.

He said in Suzuka: "That's the problem when you listen only to the teams. They will think their racing is okay because maybe they're having fun watching it on the TV, but from a driver standpoint when you are racing each other and you realize that there can be 50 kph speed delta, that's actually not racing.

A first meeting will take place on April 9, GPblog could previously report.

Sainz continued about his wishes: "Anyway, I really hope they listen to us and they focus on the feedback we give them rather than only listening to the teams.