Autosport wrote:Among the measures accepted with unanimous support at the meeting in St Petersburg were the introduction of a passport to make it easier for disabled competitors to enter events overseas by clearly outlining how they were able to achieve their licence and specifying their level of function.
A new Certificate of Adaptations for vehicles of disabled drivers has also been introduced to give scrutineers the information they need to assess whether the vehicle meets the required safety standard and to ensure that the modifications do not yield a competitive advantage.
Some disabled drivers that this will potentially affect would include Alex Zanardi, Billy Monger (both with lower limb amputations), Nick Hamilton (brother of F1 world champion Lewis, who has cerebral palsy), and Nathalie McGloin (president of the Disability and Accessibility Commission, and who presented one of the trophies at the 2018 British Grand Prix).
The 2012 Paralympic Games did a fair bit for the perceptions of people with disabilities, particularly in its host country of the UK (the less said about the Tory government and its welfare system, the better...), and I hope this continues with motorsports, one of the very few sports where everyone, regardless of age, gender, or disability compete on an equal footing.