Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: [ENG] Some last minute revision of the rules

Source: 
grandprix.com
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18861.html
The Formula 1 rules have been modified in a number of ways in the last
few days without any major announcements on the subject. So, in order
that fans understand what is going to be going on, here are the details
of the most important of these changes.
The key change is that cars MUST use at least one set of each
specification of the dry tyres provided by Bridgestone in the course of
the race, except if the driver has used wet or extreme weather tyres. The
aim of this rule is to try to improve the show with some cars handling
better than others on the two different types of rubber. In order for the
commentators and fans to know what is happening, the tyres will be
visibly distinguishable. This will be done with white markings on the
sidewalls which have yet to be decided by Bridgestone. This is basically
the same as the rule used in Champ Car but with red tyre markings.
"Bridgestone welcomes the making of the tyre specifications visibly
distinguishable from each other as it will now enable the media and
public to further understand the strategies employed by the various teams
and therefore potentially increase their enjoyment of each race," says
Kees van de Grint, Bridgestone Motorsport's Head of Track Engineering
Operations.
It is good for Bridgestone also because the subject of tyres would have
become a non-issue without a variable to keep them in the spotlight. This
is thus a key decision in terms of marketing for the official tyre
supplier and makes the franchise much more attractive than previously was
the case.
The change was one of several made to the Sporting Regulations on March 5
when all the teams agreed to the changes being put forward.
These include a number of other important points, notably with the Safety
Car.
In future when the Safety Car is deployed no car is allowed to go to
pitlane to refuel until all the cars are all lined up behind the Safety
Car and the message "PIT LANE OPEN" is shown on the timing monitors. A 10
second time penalty will be imposed on any driver who enters the pit lane
and whose car is refuelled before the second message is shown. In some
cases it may be worth a team taking such a penalty because the advantage
gained will be far greater, but we will have to see if that eventuality
ever occurs. If the Safety Car uses the pitlane the cars may not stop
until the "PIT LANE OPEN" message appears.
In order to stop gamesmanship behind the Safety Car and avoid possible
accidents there is a new rule that states that "any car being driven
unnecessarily slowly, erratically or which is deemed potentially
dangerous to other drivers at any time whilst the safety car is deployed
will be reported to the stewards".
There will also be a change to the way a Safety Car period unfolds as
there is now a new message which will say "LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE"
which will mean that all cars running between the leading cars will be
allowed to pass the Safety Car and gain back a lost lap. They must
"proceed around the track at an appropriate speed, without overtaking"
and then rejoin at the back of the field.
Policing this will be interesting as lapped drivers will potentially gain
a huge amount with the new rule and are not likely to dawdle.
A new safety measure that has been adopted is the ban on bump starts when
a car is being pushed off the grid. Drivers must now wait until the car
is in the pitlane before being allowed to start.
One other point of interest is that the cars are now fitted with a
Medical Warning Light, which indicates to marshals that certain forces
have been exceeded in an accident (thus warning them about what they can
and cannot do in medical terms). This information will presumably be
relayed the Medical Car as well so that doctors will know how serious a
crash is before they get to the scene. Any driver who is in an accident
in which the Medical Warning Light comes on must present himself for
examination in the circuit medical centre without delay.
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 is in the pitlane before being allowed to start.
Neppure questo.
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   upd 24.02.07                ubuntu user #4898
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 Che cosa vuol dire questo? Non riesco a capirlo.
L'ho visto succedere in Champ Car... era avvenuto un incidente
proprio sul rettilineo dei box e tutte le macchine passavano nei
box incolonnate dietro alla SC.
In quelle condizioni i box li puoi (e li devi) solo attraversare
ma non tu puoi fermare per rifornire o per cambare gomme finché
non è la direzione gara ad autorizzarlo (con quel cartello).
Ciao.
Mauro 

 
"PIT LANE OPEN" vuol dire che, fino a che non viene esposto 
quell'avviso, le vetture NON possono andare ai box a fare un pit stop.
Solo dopo che saranno tutte raggruppate ed allineate dietro la Safety 
Car la Pit Lane verrà aperta e sarà possibile fermarsi.
L'altra riguarda la procedura di partenza (se non erro... il mio inglese 
è un pò arrugginito) nei casi in cui una vettura debba essere sospinta 
fuori dalla griglia. Praticamente si deve aspettare che la spingano fino 
ai box prima di dare il permesso di partire.
Sul primo punto sono sicuro, sul secondo un pò meno.
forfab

 the race, except if the driver has used wet or extreme weather tyres. 
Coooosa?
In gara DEVONO usare almeno un set di gomme dei due tipi messi a
disposizione dalla BS?
Quindi faccio un mini run da 5 giri con le gomme con le quali si corre
peggio ed il resto della gara la faccio con le gomme migliori?
Un ulteriore motivo per fare un pit stop in più. :-(
Oppure faccio le qualifiche con le gomme tenere, parto e subito dopo
faccio il resto della gara con le gomme + dure?
Della serie: aggiungiamo un'altra variabile per migliorare "the
entertainment".
Ed allora obblighiamo al cambio del pilota a metà gara, costringiamo le
vetture ad unirsi stile "Supercar Gattiger" ed i piloti a recitare brani
della Divina Commedia quando la loro radio è aperta in broadcasting.
Bah...
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