F1 2011 Season Information
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2011 season changes
SPORTING REGULATIONS
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
Adjustable rear wings
Under new moveable bodywork regulations, drivers of suitably equipped cars can adjust the rear wing from the cockpit, altering its angle of incidence through a set range. (The moveable front wing, used in 2010, has been dropped.) The system’s availability is electronically governed - it can be used at any time in practice and qualifying, but during the race can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at pre-determined points on the track. The system is then deactivated once the driver brakes. In combination with KERS, it is designed to boost overtaking. Also like KERS, it isn’t compulsory.
No F-ducts or double diffusers
Any system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited from 2011 - that means no F-ducts. Tightening of the regulations on stepped floors means double diffusers in their original sense are also banned.
KERS
A badge of honour for some, a bugbear for others on its debut in 2009, KERS - or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems - have been reintroduced in 2011 after the teams mutually agreed to suspend their use in 2010. KERS take the waste energy generated under braking and turns it into additional power. This is then made available to the driver in fixed quantities per lap via a steering wheel-mounted ‘boost button’. The systems are essentially the same as those seen in ’09, with no increase in the maximum permitted power (though that could change in subsequent seasons). The challenge for the engineers this time round is packaging. Last time KERS was run, refuelling was legal. Now, with it banned, fuel tanks are larger and finding room to accommodate battery packs etc is not as easy. Hence don’t be surprised if bodywork has grown in places, relative to 2010. On the plus side, minimum car weight has been upped by 20kg to 640kg, meaning larger drivers don’t pay the weight-distribution penalty they once did in a KERS-equipped car.
Wheel tethers
In response to several stray wheels over the course of the 2010 season, teams must now place a second tether on every wheel to improve safety. The two tethers must be contained in separate suspension members.
Tyres
Following Bridgestone’s decision to withdraw at the end of 2010 after 13 years in Formula One, Pirelli take over as the sport’s sole tyre supplier. The Italian company, last part of F1 in 1991, will provide all teams with rubber for the next three years.
Tyre allocation has been reduced for 2011, with 11 rather than 14 sets of dry-weather tyres available to each driver per race weekend. Drivers will receive three sets (two prime, one option) to use in P1 and P2 and must return one set after each session. A further eight sets will then be at their disposal for the rest of the weekend, although one set of each specification must be handed back before qualifying.
If a driver fails to use both specifications of dry-weather tyres during a (dry) race, they will be excluded from the results. If a (dry) race is suspended and can’t be restarted, and a driver has failed to use both specifications, 30 seconds will be added to the driver’s race time.
Each type will carry its own distinct colouring on the Pirelli and PZero logos affixed to the sidewall. Under the sport's rules, only two compounds of slick tyre - known as the prime and the option - will be used for each race. In addition to this, intermediate and wet tyres can be fitted if it rains.
The six colours are as follows:
Wet - orange
Intermediate - light blue
Super soft - red
Soft - yellow
Medium - white
Hard - silver
In order to make the differences between the prime and option tyre more pronounced, Pirelli's strategy is to offer a step of at least one compound between the tyres nominated for each race. If the track conditions require it though, this strategy may be revised.
Gearboxes
As part of the sport’s cost-saving and environmental initiatives, gearboxes now need to last for five race weekends, instead of the previous four.
107% qualifying rule
During the first phase of qualifying, any driver who fails to set a lap within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time will not be allowed to start the race. However, in exceptional circumstances, which could include a driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the car to start.
Team curfew
A clampdown on long working hours has been introduced, with a curfew on team personnel connected with the operation of the cars. They will not be allowed into the circuit between midnight and 6am when practice is scheduled to start at 10am the following day, or between 1am and 7am when practice starts at 11am. Each team is permitted four individual exceptions to this rule during the season.
Penalties
Stewards now have the power to impose a wider range of penalties for driving and other rule transgressions. Added to their armoury are time penalties, the right to exclude drivers from race results, or suspend them from subsequent events.
Team orders
The clause in the sporting regulations banning team orders has been removed.
SPORTING REGULATIONS
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
Adjustable rear wings
Under new moveable bodywork regulations, drivers of suitably equipped cars can adjust the rear wing from the cockpit, altering its angle of incidence through a set range. (The moveable front wing, used in 2010, has been dropped.) The system’s availability is electronically governed - it can be used at any time in practice and qualifying, but during the race can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at pre-determined points on the track. The system is then deactivated once the driver brakes. In combination with KERS, it is designed to boost overtaking. Also like KERS, it isn’t compulsory.
No F-ducts or double diffusers
Any system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited from 2011 - that means no F-ducts. Tightening of the regulations on stepped floors means double diffusers in their original sense are also banned.
KERS
A badge of honour for some, a bugbear for others on its debut in 2009, KERS - or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems - have been reintroduced in 2011 after the teams mutually agreed to suspend their use in 2010. KERS take the waste energy generated under braking and turns it into additional power. This is then made available to the driver in fixed quantities per lap via a steering wheel-mounted ‘boost button’. The systems are essentially the same as those seen in ’09, with no increase in the maximum permitted power (though that could change in subsequent seasons). The challenge for the engineers this time round is packaging. Last time KERS was run, refuelling was legal. Now, with it banned, fuel tanks are larger and finding room to accommodate battery packs etc is not as easy. Hence don’t be surprised if bodywork has grown in places, relative to 2010. On the plus side, minimum car weight has been upped by 20kg to 640kg, meaning larger drivers don’t pay the weight-distribution penalty they once did in a KERS-equipped car.
Wheel tethers
In response to several stray wheels over the course of the 2010 season, teams must now place a second tether on every wheel to improve safety. The two tethers must be contained in separate suspension members.
Tyres
Following Bridgestone’s decision to withdraw at the end of 2010 after 13 years in Formula One, Pirelli take over as the sport’s sole tyre supplier. The Italian company, last part of F1 in 1991, will provide all teams with rubber for the next three years.
Tyre allocation has been reduced for 2011, with 11 rather than 14 sets of dry-weather tyres available to each driver per race weekend. Drivers will receive three sets (two prime, one option) to use in P1 and P2 and must return one set after each session. A further eight sets will then be at their disposal for the rest of the weekend, although one set of each specification must be handed back before qualifying.
If a driver fails to use both specifications of dry-weather tyres during a (dry) race, they will be excluded from the results. If a (dry) race is suspended and can’t be restarted, and a driver has failed to use both specifications, 30 seconds will be added to the driver’s race time.
Each type will carry its own distinct colouring on the Pirelli and PZero logos affixed to the sidewall. Under the sport's rules, only two compounds of slick tyre - known as the prime and the option - will be used for each race. In addition to this, intermediate and wet tyres can be fitted if it rains.
The six colours are as follows:
Wet - orange
Intermediate - light blue
Super soft - red
Soft - yellow
Medium - white
Hard - silver
In order to make the differences between the prime and option tyre more pronounced, Pirelli's strategy is to offer a step of at least one compound between the tyres nominated for each race. If the track conditions require it though, this strategy may be revised.
Gearboxes
As part of the sport’s cost-saving and environmental initiatives, gearboxes now need to last for five race weekends, instead of the previous four.
107% qualifying rule
During the first phase of qualifying, any driver who fails to set a lap within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time will not be allowed to start the race. However, in exceptional circumstances, which could include a driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the car to start.
Team curfew
A clampdown on long working hours has been introduced, with a curfew on team personnel connected with the operation of the cars. They will not be allowed into the circuit between midnight and 6am when practice is scheduled to start at 10am the following day, or between 1am and 7am when practice starts at 11am. Each team is permitted four individual exceptions to this rule during the season.
Penalties
Stewards now have the power to impose a wider range of penalties for driving and other rule transgressions. Added to their armoury are time penalties, the right to exclude drivers from race results, or suspend them from subsequent events.
Team orders
The clause in the sporting regulations banning team orders has been removed.
Red Bull
Full Team Name: Red Bull Racing
Base: Milton Keynes, UK
Team Principal: Christian Horner
Technical Chief: Adrian Newey
Drivers: S Vettel
M Webber
Chassis: RB7
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2005
World Championships: 1
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x15)
Pole Positions: 20
Fastest Laps: 12
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Technical
McLaren
Full Team Name: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Base: Woking, UK
Team Principal: Martin Whitmarsh
Technical Chief: Paddy Lowe
Drivers: L Hamilton
J Button
Test Drivers: P de la Rosa
G Paffett
Chassis: MP4-26
Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1966
World Championships: 8
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x169)
Pole Positions: 146
Fastest Laps: 142
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Technical
Ferrari
Full Team Name: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Base: Maranello - Italy
Team Principal: Stefano Domenicali
Technical Chief: Aldo Costa
Drivers: F Alonso
F Massa
Test Drivers: J Bianchi
Chassis: 150° Italia
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1950
World Championships: 16
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x215)
Pole Positions: 205
Fastest Laps: 224
Fernando Alonso
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/18/Felipe Massa
Technical
Full Team Name: Red Bull Racing
Base: Milton Keynes, UK
Team Principal: Christian Horner
Technical Chief: Adrian Newey
Drivers: S Vettel
M Webber
Chassis: RB7
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2005
World Championships: 1
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x15)
Pole Positions: 20
Fastest Laps: 12
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Technical
McLaren
Full Team Name: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Base: Woking, UK
Team Principal: Martin Whitmarsh
Technical Chief: Paddy Lowe
Drivers: L Hamilton
J Button
Test Drivers: P de la Rosa
G Paffett
Chassis: MP4-26
Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1966
World Championships: 8
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x169)
Pole Positions: 146
Fastest Laps: 142
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Technical
Ferrari
Full Team Name: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Base: Maranello - Italy
Team Principal: Stefano Domenicali
Technical Chief: Aldo Costa
Drivers: F Alonso
F Massa
Test Drivers: J Bianchi
Chassis: 150° Italia
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1950
World Championships: 16
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x215)
Pole Positions: 205
Fastest Laps: 224
Fernando Alonso
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/18/Felipe Massa
Technical
Mercedes GP
Full Team Name: Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
Base: Brackley, UK
Team Principal: Ross Brawn
Drivers: M Schumacher
N Rosberg
Chassis: MGP W02
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 3 (x3)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Renault
Full Team Name: Renault F1 Team
Base: Enstone, UK
Team Principal: Eric Boullier
Technical Chief: James Allison
Drivers: N Heidfeld
V Petrov
Test Drivers: R Grosjean
B Senna
Chassis: R31
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1977
World Championships: 2
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x35)
Pole Positions: 51
Fastest Laps: 31
Nick Heidfeld
Vitaly Petrov
Technical
Williams
Full Team Name: AT&T Williams
Base: Grove, UK
Team Principal: Frank Williams
Technical Chief: Sam Michael
Drivers: R Barrichello
P Maldonado
Chassis: FW33
Engine: Cosworth CA2011
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1975
World Championships: 9
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x113)
Pole Positions: 126
Fastest Laps: 130
Rubens Barrichello
Pastor Maldonado
Technical
Full Team Name: Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
Base: Brackley, UK
Team Principal: Ross Brawn
Drivers: M Schumacher
N Rosberg
Chassis: MGP W02
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 3 (x3)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Renault
Full Team Name: Renault F1 Team
Base: Enstone, UK
Team Principal: Eric Boullier
Technical Chief: James Allison
Drivers: N Heidfeld
V Petrov
Test Drivers: R Grosjean
B Senna
Chassis: R31
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1977
World Championships: 2
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x35)
Pole Positions: 51
Fastest Laps: 31
Nick Heidfeld
Vitaly Petrov
Technical
Williams
Full Team Name: AT&T Williams
Base: Grove, UK
Team Principal: Frank Williams
Technical Chief: Sam Michael
Drivers: R Barrichello
P Maldonado
Chassis: FW33
Engine: Cosworth CA2011
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1975
World Championships: 9
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x113)
Pole Positions: 126
Fastest Laps: 130
Rubens Barrichello
Pastor Maldonado
Technical
Force India
Full Team Name: Force India F1 Team
Base: Silverstone, UK
Team Principal: Vijay Mallya
Technical Chief: Andrew Green
Drivers: A Sutil
P di Resta
Test Drivers: N Hulkenberg
Chassis: VJM04
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2008
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 2 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 1
Adrian Sutil
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/851/Paul di Resta
Sauber
Full Team Name: Sauber F1 Team
Base: Hinwil, Switzerland
Team Principal: Peter Sauber
Technical Chief: James Key
Drivers: K Kobayashi
S Perez
Test Drivers: E Gutierrez
Chassis: C30
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1993
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 2
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso
Full Team Name: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Base: Faenza, Italy
Team Principal: Franz Tost
Technical Chief: Giorgio Ascanelli
Drivers: S Buemi
J Alguersuari
Test Drivers: D Ricciardo
Chassis: STR6
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2006
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 0
Sebastien Buemi
Jaime Alguersuari
Technical
Full Team Name: Force India F1 Team
Base: Silverstone, UK
Team Principal: Vijay Mallya
Technical Chief: Andrew Green
Drivers: A Sutil
P di Resta
Test Drivers: N Hulkenberg
Chassis: VJM04
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2008
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 2 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 1
Adrian Sutil
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/851/Paul di Resta
Sauber
Full Team Name: Sauber F1 Team
Base: Hinwil, Switzerland
Team Principal: Peter Sauber
Technical Chief: James Key
Drivers: K Kobayashi
S Perez
Test Drivers: E Gutierrez
Chassis: C30
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 1993
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 2
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso
Full Team Name: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Base: Faenza, Italy
Team Principal: Franz Tost
Technical Chief: Giorgio Ascanelli
Drivers: S Buemi
J Alguersuari
Test Drivers: D Ricciardo
Chassis: STR6
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2006
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 1 (x1)
Pole Positions: 1
Fastest Laps: 0
Sebastien Buemi
Jaime Alguersuari
Technical
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Lotus
Full Team Name: Team Lotus
Base: Norfolk, UK
Team Principal: Tony Fernandes
Technical Chief: Mike Gascoyne
Drivers: J Trulli
H Kovalainen
Test Drivers: L Razia, R Teixeira , D Valsecchi
Chassis: T128
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 12 (x1)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Jarno Trulli
Heikki Kovalainen
HRT
Full Team Name: HRT F1 Team
Base: Madrid, Spain
Team Principal: Colin Kolles
Technical Chief: Toni Cuquerella
Drivers: N Karthikeyan
V Liuzzi
Chassis: F111
Engine: Cosworth
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 14 (x3)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Narain Karthikeyan
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Virgin
Full Team Name: Marussia Virgin Racing
Base: Sheffield/Bicester, UK
Team Principal: John Booth
Technical Chief: Nick Wirth
Drivers: T Glock
J d'Ambrosio
Chassis: MVR-02
Engine: Cosworth CA2011
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 14 (x2)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Timo Glock
Jerome d'Ambrosio
Full Team Name: Team Lotus
Base: Norfolk, UK
Team Principal: Tony Fernandes
Technical Chief: Mike Gascoyne
Drivers: J Trulli
H Kovalainen
Test Drivers: L Razia, R Teixeira , D Valsecchi
Chassis: T128
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 12 (x1)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Jarno Trulli
Heikki Kovalainen
HRT
Full Team Name: HRT F1 Team
Base: Madrid, Spain
Team Principal: Colin Kolles
Technical Chief: Toni Cuquerella
Drivers: N Karthikeyan
V Liuzzi
Chassis: F111
Engine: Cosworth
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 14 (x3)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Narain Karthikeyan
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Virgin
Full Team Name: Marussia Virgin Racing
Base: Sheffield/Bicester, UK
Team Principal: John Booth
Technical Chief: Nick Wirth
Drivers: T Glock
J d'Ambrosio
Chassis: MVR-02
Engine: Cosworth CA2011
Tyres: Pirelli
First Season: 2010
World Championships: 0
Highest Race Finish: 14 (x2)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Timo Glock
Jerome d'Ambrosio
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