I commissari di gara in F1 e l'importanza dell'uniformità di giudizio

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 È online su 4cLegal un mio articolo che, partendo da quanto accaduto nella gara di Formula Uno di Silverstone 2021, analizza il ruolo dei commissari di gara, la loro importanza in un contesto così altamente competitivo e ne evidenzia alcune criticità, legate principalmente alla discrezionalità e all'uniformità di giudizio.

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