Updated 2012 F1 Sporting and Technical regulations

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 15:38

Does Alonso have a record of crying down the radio? Yes.

Am I allowed to state that this might be seen as an attempt to stop things like Schumacher blocking Hamilton at Monza happening, or because I dared mention an F1 drivers name in an F1 thread about F1 rules, is that also trolling?

Or is Mr Men just trying to start another argument with Skeeter because that seems to be the cool thing to do now...

Duke · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:13

We've of course never had stupid names for other drivers (or staff members) on here before... :/

Mr Men · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:28

Skeeter said:
Does Alonso have a record of crying down the radio? Yes.

Am I allowed to state that this might be seen as an attempt to stop things like Schumacher blocking Hamilton at Monza happening, or because I dared mention an F1 drivers name in an F1 thread about F1 rules, is that also trolling?

Or is Mr Men just trying to start another argument with Skeeter because that seems to be the cool thing to do now...

And there we go, true to form....

You could mention a driver without being immature

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:35

Spunkey said:
• Drivers may no longer leave the track without a justifiable reason, i.e. cutting a chicane on reconnaissance laps or ‘in’ laps to save time and fuel.

Just re read these and noticed this.

Was this happening a lot? And if so.. why is it a problem?

Unless it triggers yellow flags based on GPS sensors or something?

El_Watcher · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:35

Mr Men said:
And there we go, true to form....

You could mention a driver without being immature

Or in fact if you hadn't mentioned it, this wouldn't have come up. Therefore, your fault not his

I wonder if they could implement some sort of pit system during safety car, so that lapped traffic and lead traffic can only pit at different times, thus giving opportunity to pass lapped traffic. If a driver decides not to go in, then it is their fault if they get held up by traffic. Don't Indycar or Nascar do something like this?

Duke · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:37

One three-day test will be carried out during the season, formerly there were none.

Good to see some in-season testing coming back but shame it won't be here. Hope its in Spain, as it makes it a cheap way to see some F1 cars for a few days

Skeeter said:
Was this happening a lot? And if so.. why is it a problem?

Unless it triggers yellow flags based on GPS sensors or something?

Don't think it happened much, but I have noticed yellow flags coming on and off very quickly during practice so guess it much be GPS tracked.

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:38

Are they not going to Mugello for the in season test?

Duke · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:39

That does ring a bell.

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:40

I think Ferrari offered it for free to keep costs down? Something like that. I assume now that its in the regulations the FIA will soon specify where and when it will happen.

Are the pre season tests defined yet?

DRZ · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:40

El_Watcher said:
Or in fact if you hadn't mentioned it, this wouldn't have come up. Therefore, your fault not his

This. Just ignore moron-class posting and move on to discussing the sport with other people. Or don't post at all, which is now my favourite way of contributing to this subforum.

The no moving back to the racing line thing is ridiculous. How do they decide how long you must remain off the racing line for? Do you have to drive the long way around a corner on the marbles if you step off the racing line to defend?

I can see people now making desperate moves to "defend"...

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:45

Trouble is, do they now have to define where the racing line is around the whole track to be able to enforce this? On some long straights there isn't really a 'racing line' to speak of...

Its all a bit, odd.

Mr Men · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:52

El_Watcher said:
Or in fact if you hadn't mentioned it, this wouldn't have come up. Therefore, your fault not his

Ok no problem, I have lot's of names for Lewis since the forum is ok with that nobody will complain right......

El_Watcher · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:57

I'm sure they are just doing it to make spectators query the stewards even more on their decisions.

DRZ · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:01

Skeeter said:
Trouble is, do they now have to define where the racing line is around the whole track to be able to enforce this? On some long straights there isn't really a 'racing line' to speak of...

Its all a bit, odd.

Each driver takes a different line as well. I guess they will define this using the fabled "GPS data and many more camera angles" as well as the telemetry to see what each driver did.

Duke · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:05

DRZ said:
Each driver takes a different line as well. I guess they will define this using the fabled "GPS data and many more camera angles" as well as the telemetry to see what each driver did.

Can we take bets in the number of penalties the stewards will give out next season?

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:14

For just the 'moving back onto the racing line' rule?

27.

Mr Men · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:17

none unless they want to keep the title close

If it stops the weaving about as we have seen by Lewis in the past then it's all good I guess.

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:21

Just Lewis?

Everyone does it. Other than being annoying for the driver trying to pass, I don't get what the problem is?

Mr Men · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:22

Yeah just Lewis, just like Alonso is the only one to use radio to voice frustrations

I don't recall anyone else being done for weaving recently, just Lewis

Skeeter · 7 Dec 2011 at 17:26

Was Lewis done for weaving?

With no regulation against it untill today...?