Alledgely for safety reasons, FIA will not allow in 2013 the use of DRS during practice and qualifying sessions outside the marked DRS activation lines. This procedure will match the one in place in 2012 during races. F1 Race director Charlie Withing stated that “The whole point of the DRS was to improve overtaking opportunities in the race.…
Formula 1 – 2013 Race calendar
FIA has recently released the calendar for the 2013 Formula 1 season. The season will have 20 races as in 2012, but the European Grand Prix in Valencia was left out and provisionally replaced by another US Grand Prix (New York). The FIA’s calendar in full: 17/03 Grand Prix of Australia 24/03 Grand Prix of Malaysia 14/04…
Macau GP3 – 2012 Formula 1 Pilots that drove there
This time without António Félix da Costa that will now head to Macau GP3 you may want to check the results of the final test day in Abu Dhabi. Robert Frijns, recent World Series by Renault Champion, drove for Red Bull and his best time was almost ½ a second ABOVE Félix da Costa. Unofficial Thursday test times…
Formula 1 – António Félix da Costa tests for Red Bull
Portuguese António Félix da Costa starts today a 2 day (November 6th and 7th) test in Abu Dhabi driving for Red Bull in Mark Webber’s car. Stay tuned, we will come up with the first results. Just for your reference: Yesterday’s race fastest lap was Vettel’s with 1.43.964. The Pole Position belonged to Lewis Hamilton with…
Formula 1 – The Pit lane
The track section in-between the first safety car line and the beginning of the pit lane is known as the pit entry, while the section of track between the end of the pit lane and the Safety car’s second line is called the pit exit. The pit lane comprises two lanes. The first is the one…
Formula 1 – Pit lane and Refueling
Teams are free to alter their cars’ fuel loads at will during practice and qualifying, but due to repeated accidents and for the sake of safety, since and including the 2010 season refueling has been forbidden during races (No car may be refuelled after it has left the pit lane for the first time whilst the…
Formula 1 – Starting the race from the pit lane
[wp_ad_camp_1] Any driver that is required to start the race from the pit lane (for example due to a failure that not allows him to form on the grid in the stipulated time) may not drive his car from his team designated garage area until the 15 minute signal has been given and must stop in…
Formula 1 – Pit lane and Penalties
Stewards have the power to impose several penalties on a driver if he commits an offence during a race. Offences include jumping the start, causing an avoidable accident, unfairly blocking another driver, impeding another driver when being lapped or speeding in the pit lane. Except during the race, any driver who exceeds the limit will…
Formula 1 – Pit lane race procedures
A team’s personnel are only allowed in the pit lane immediately before the stop and must withdraw to their garages as soon as their work is done. It is also the team’s responsibility to release a car from its stop and only when it is safe to do so, otherwise the team may be fined. amendments made to …
F1 2013 Roaster: Felix da Costa to test Red Bull in November 2012
António Félix da Costa will test with Red Bull next November (days 6 and 7) at Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit. A Formula 1 car is a new challenge. Robin Frijns, recent World Series by Renault Champion, will be alongside him in a Red Bull too (in the 8th of November). Let’s see who will be…