F1 Madness

Tag: world motor sport council

  • F1 Commission members have until Friday to vote on 2017 engines

    F1 Commission members have until Friday to vote on 2017 engines

    Members of the F1 Commission have until Friday to submit their fax vote concerning the 2017 engine regulations, according to a report on Autosport.

    The F1 Commission and the F1 strategy group met on Tuesday to discuss the new 2017 engine rules, ahead of Saturday’s deadline to have planned rule changes for 2017 finalised.

    According to Autosport, the Strategy Group agreed on a proposal that addressed “the cost, availability of supply, noise and performance convergence of F1 engines”.

    The F1 Commission was however unable to vote as it did not have a quorum. A fax vote is currently being carried out in lieu of this. Members of the F1 Commission will have until lunchtime on Friday to cast their votes. It is expected that the proposal will get approval from the F1 Commission before being put before the World Motor Sport Council for ratification.

  • World Motor Sport Council confirms FIA’s F1 pit lane safety clampdown

    World Motor Sport Council confirms FIA’s F1 pit lane safety clampdown

    The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council have confirmed regulation changes for Formula One pit lanes, after the council voted in favour of the changes in order to increase safety in F1 pit lanes.

    In response to an incident where FOM cameraman, Paul Allen, was hit by Mark Webber’s loose wheel, the FIA announced that it wanted to make immediate changes to the regulations and pit lane rules. These changes were set to only be made in 2014 but the WMSC has voted that the changes will be made with immediate effect.

    Starting from the Hungarian Grand Prix, the pit lane speed limit will be reduced from 100 kph to 80 kph.

    Furthermore, a rule has been introduced that stipulates that all F1 team members who work on a car during pit stops must now wear helmets.

    This is stated in Article 23.11 of the revised F1 Sporting Regulations: “All team personnel carrying out any work on a car during a race pit stop must be wearing head protection.”