30/07/2016
NEWS STORY
The FIA has announced yet another clarification in terms of track limits in Turn 1 at Hockenheim.
Yesterday, as part of its continued crack down on drivers exceeding track limits, the FIA announced:
"During P1 many drivers appeared to make little or no effort to stay on the track on the exit of turn 1, in fact, one driver left the track 14 times. Therefore, for P2 and P3 any driver who is judged to have left the track three times at turn 1 will be reported to the stewards for not having made every reasonable effort to use the track.
However, if we are satisfied that a driver left the track at this point for reasons beyond his control such a crossing will not be counted towards his total in the session."
This morning, the FIA issued a new directive:
"Based upon our observations of the way in which the new kerb on the exit of turn 12 is used, and the comments made in the meeting yesterday evening, we feel that the usable track limit at turn 1 should be the outer edge of the kerb, i.e. the edge furthest from the track.
"The performance of any driver going beyond this point, with any part of the car, will be examined in order to establish whether or not an advantage was gained by exceeding this limit."
Check out our Saturday gallery from Hockenheim, here.