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 …