The FIA has made a number of recommendations to improve security at the Brazilian Grand Prix following a spate of incidents in recent years. Security around the circuit has been a persistent issue, but this year a number of attacks on team members forced the FIA to request a report on the incidents so it can make recommendations to improve the matter at future events. A vehicle carrying members of the Mercedes F1 team was stopped and the driver held at gunpoint, whilst vehicles belonging to Pirelli, Sauber, Williams and the FIA were also forced to stop, but managed to escape before the thieves could gain access. As a result, Pirelli and McLaren even cancelled their post-Brazil tyre...
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