Drivers have new agreement

(27-Jul-98) - Formula One's drivers have agreed a new 'code of conduct' in
a bid to rid the sport of the kind of dangerous overtaking moves and
hard-handed tactics which have already blighted this season.

In the aftermath of a series of incidents, most notably in Canada when
Michael Schumacher accused Damon Hill of trying to kill him by weaving as
they battled for third place, drivers are now only allowed to change their
racing line once to defend their position.

David Coulthard, who has called for a drivers' code of conduct ever since
he was turfed out of the lead in the Argentine Grand Prix by Michael
Schumacher, believed that the new agreement between the members of the GPDA
led to a much cleaner race in Austria.

"You're allowed to move over just once and change your line," he
said. "It was just a situation of clarifying the situation after what
had happened in Canada with Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and
Damon Hill."

Ralf Schumacher, who had one of the most frenetic fights of the race with
his brother Michael, added: "It is important that we fight with each
other properly and not start zig-zagging all over the place. We don't want
anything that is dangerous, like we had with Damon and Michael in Canada
which could have been very bad."

Damon Hill resigned from his post as spokesman of the GPDA over the
Austrian Grand Prix weekend and was replaced by Alexander Wurz. It is not
thought the controversy of this year had any part to play in his decision.

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