Formula One regs 2011

[Chrissie]

Quote:Wednesday's World Motor Sport Council decisions in full:
Tyres
Pirelli has been selected as the single tyre supplier for the FIA Formula One World Championship for a period of three years, commencing in 2011. The sole supplier will undertake to strictly respect the sporting and technical regulations implemented by the FIA.

“Competitor’s staff” FIA Licence
A proposal relating to specific licences for members of staff of competitors entered in the FIA World Championships has been submitted to the Formula One Commission. This is under consideration for implementation in the FIA Formula One World Championship from the start of 2011, with a view to inclusion in other FIA World Championships in the future.

Safety Car
With immediate effect, no car may overtake until it has passed the first safety car line for the first time when the safety car is returning to the pits. However, if the safety car is still deployed at the beginning of the last lap, or is deployed during the last lap, it will enter the pit lane at the end of the lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking.

General safety
With immediate effect, any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically, or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers, will be reported to the stewards. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.

In order to ensure cars are not driven unnecessarily slowly on in-laps during qualifying or reconnaissance laps when the pit exit is opened for the race, drivers must stay below the maximum time set by the FIA between the safety car line after the pit exit and safety car line before the pit entry. The maximum time will be determined by the race director at each event prior to the first day of practice, but may be amended during the event if necessary.

The grid
From 2011, any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 107% of the fastest Q1 qualifying time will not be allowed to take part in the race. Under exceptional circumstances, however, which may include setting a suitable lap time in a free practice session, the stewards may permit the car to start the race. Should there be more than one driver accepted in this manner, the grid order will be determined by the stewards.

Driver adjustable bodywork
From 2011, adjustable bodywork may be activated by the driver at any time prior to the start of the race and, for the sole purpose of improving overtaking opportunities during the race, after the driver has completed two laps. The driver may only activate the adjustable bodywork in the race when he has been notified via the control electronics that it is enabled. It will only be enabled if the driver is less than one second behind another at any of the pre-determined positions around each circuit. The system will be disabled the first time the driver uses the brakes after the system has been activated. The FIA may, after consulting all the competitors, adjust the time proximity in order to ensure the purpose of the adjustable bodywork is met.

Aerodynamic influence
With the exception of the parts necessary for the driver adjustable bodywork, any car system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited from 2011.

Weight
From 2011, the minimum weight of the car must not be less than 640 kg at all times during the event.

Fuel draining
With immediate effect, if a sample of fuel is required after a practice session the car concerned must have first been driven back to the pits under its own power.

Licences
Based on his career resume and comparative F1 testing times, the World Council has approved the granting of a four-race probationary super license to Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung.

Source: formula1.com

Ok, so Pirelli won the battle for tyre supplier

107% rule is back....pretty happy about that...though I'm not sure if it'll really make that much difference

Glad they've cleared up the safety car rule

Adjustable rear wings?? I'm rubbish with this type of thing, so I don't know if that's good or bad?

The bit about "aerodynamic influence" - that's basically saying "f-ducts are banned", no??

And isn't 640kg heavier than the minimum weight now....what's the point of that??

...and finally, glad to see the piggy way of getting pole is not allowed anymore

[icegirljenni]

(06-23-2010 05:36 PM)Chrissie Wrote:  ...and finally, glad to see the piggy way of getting pole is not allowed anymore

thats the best definitely. Suck Pirelli won it

[Tension_36th]

Tyres: F1 has gone money saving. this will result is mostly teams moaning about tyre degradation and poor durability. Especially since the minimum weight has increased by another 20Kgs. When these idiot moan the public/fans must slap their faces hard.

Competitor staff: This is to combat bastards, murders and criminals like Flavio Briatore from getting back into the sport. The sport has enough nazi lovers for headaches. We do not need child molesters/murders like Flavio. Common sense prevails in FIA.

Safety-Car: The rule is confusing to most but it still allows overtaking once past the safety car line. But if the ssafety car pulled in on th last lap of the race with the SCD car still not pulled in before then no overtaking (shoe-alonso scenario) This rule still allows drivers who dosed off like Alonso to be overtaken by others if the race has many laps yet to go.

General Safety: Aimed at putting an end to the show boating by the Mclaren pig shitmilton and the likes of it. Also to put and end to bad driving like some of the leaders or others trying to impede others from getting a decent run in qualifying, the maximum lap time has been introduced.

The grid: Aimed at preventing slow cars from competing. This is a useless rule, these teams should be thrown out. Except for 1-2 teams. Most of them came in though dirty FIA-cosworth politics. Most of them have no engineering clout to be quick in the first place. If these teams don't make progress for 2011 they will be missing many races due to this rule. Whats the point there were many better teams waiting to be given a chance for 2010. They could have done a far better job in 2010 alone.

Driver adjustable bodywork: Just like the front wing adjustable flaps have proven to be failures this is another pointless regulation. They need larger degrees of change to make it worth while for the front flaps. But for the rear wings if they changed to much there is high risk of the car going sideways instantly. Rear wing adjustments are limited because of this and because its limited the effect will be very less. Not even close to the F-duct blown rear wing efficiency. So yet another useless rule. It is good to ban the blown duct wings, as it saves development costs.

The idea to control these things electronically is even more overhead when they don't need it. Waiting from them to be in certain places and that too only at 1 second car's distance is even more complicated rubbish for the scrutinizing process during on track incidents. The stewards are fools already, this is going to make them look even more stupid when they cant handle current levels of data to give a correct verdict.

Aerodynamic influence: Like mentioned before the blown rear wings are banned.

Weight: This increase is to tempt teams into bringing back the KERS since the minimum weight has been increased. But it can be read in another way, teams like Ferrari and Mclaren who cant carry enough fuel to the end of the race want to increase the limit so others who are efficient already have to deal with moving around extra dead weight of 20kgs. They will be hoping it hampers them in some way or another. This dead weight can be used as KERS if they wish, but most may not choose to run KERS either way.

Fuel draining: To prevent Mclaren style underhanded qualifying tactics. They must return to the pits under their own power.

Licences: Read that as some large dutch/chinese company is coming into the sport by sponsoring Ho-Pin Tung, so FIA is licking arse. But it appears from the recent tests and his track record he wont be a flop, he will turn out a decent rookie speed wise.

[Chrissie]

Seems the drivers share your views on the adjustable rear wings, tension....

Drivers unimpressed by rear wing plan

[Tension_36th]

Because its painfully obvious this is a load of rubbish. Geezers with burned out brain cells are coming up with garbage. They should all be sent into the incinerators. They could get someone killed on track with their stupid rules. The cockpit is till open.

A car goes over the top of another and the entire weight of the tyres and chassis hitting the helmet of a driver is instant death by neck breakage.