It will run from 2 p. It features a minute period in which all 20 cars try to secure the fastest time and the five slowest cars placed in spots of the starting grid. The second qualifying period is 15 minutes and the five slowest of the remaining 15 cards are slotted in spots The final ten minutes feature the 10 remaining cars competing for the fastest time to secure pole position.
On Saturday, the sprint race will run from to 3 p. It is broken up into three qualifying periods. The first period is 20 minutes, the second is 15 minutes, and the third is ten minutes. There is an intermission after each of the first two qualifying periods. Five drivers are eliminated from each of the first two periods and times reset at the intermission. The final ten drivers race for the top ten spots in the third qualifying period.
It can run up past 9 a. A switch in the cockpit to alter the split of the car's braking power between the front and the rear wheels according to a driver's wishes.
The angle at which a tyre leans into or away from the car relative to the vertical axis. Engineers will vary camber to improve a car's handling characteristics. Short for Computational fluid dynamics, a tool used by F1 designers that uses complex mathematics and simulation to predict aerodynamic airflow. Normally used in conjunction with traditional wind tunnel research. The main part of a racing car to which the engine and suspension are attached is called the chassis.
A tight sequence of corners in alternate directions. Usually inserted into a circuit to slow the cars, often just before what had been a high-speed corner. Air that isn't turbulent, and thus offers optimum aerodynamic conditions, as experienced by a car at the head of the field. The tendency of a fluid jet, such as airflow, to be attracted to a nearby surface. F1 aerodynamicists use the effect to help divert airflow to specific areas of the car, for example from the exhaust exit to the rear diffuser.
Tread compound is the part of any tyre in contact with the road and therefore one of the major factors in deciding tyre performance. The ideal compound is one with maximum grip but which still maintains durability and heat resistance. A typical Formula One race compound will have more than ten ingredients such as rubbers, polymers, sulphur, carbon black, oil and other curatives.
Each of these includes a vast number of derivatives any of which can be used to a greater or lesser degree. Very small changes to the mix can change compound performance. The meeting between a team's drivers and engineers after an on-track session in which car set-up, performance and strategy are discussed. A term used to describe the process by which a tyre loses performance or grip. Different from tyre wear which concerns the process by which the tread is worn away. A term used to describe the time difference between two different laps or two different cars.
For example, there is usually a negative delta between a driver's best practice lap time and his best qualifying lap time because he uses a low fuel load and new tyres. The rear section of the car's floor or undertray where the air flowing under the car exits. The design of the diffuser is crucial as it controls the speed at which the air exits. The faster its exit, the lower the air pressure beneath the car, and hence the more downforce the car generates.
The aerodynamic force that is applied in a downwards direction as a car travels forwards. This is harnessed to improve a car's traction and its handling through corners. One of two penalties that can be handed out at the discretion of the Stewards whilst the race is still running. Drivers must enter the pit lane, drive through it complying with the speed limit, and re-join the race without stopping. A meeting of all the drivers and the FIA race director to discuss issues relating to that particular Grand Prix and circuit.
Other subjects, such as driving standards and safety, may also be discussed. Also known as adjustable rear wings, DRS Drag Reduction System rear wings allow the driver to adjust the wing between two pre-determined settings from the cockpit. The system's availability is electronically governed - it can be used at any time in practice and qualifying unless a driver is on wet-weather tyres , 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. Short for Electronic Control Unit, a standard unit that controls the electrical systems on all F1 cars including the engine and gearbox. The vertical panels that form the outer edges of a car's front and rear wings and to which the main wing elements are attached. Located in the fuel cell and weighing between kg, the Energy Store usually consists of lithium ion batteries.
Energy Recovery Systems, or ERS for short, consist of Motor Generator Units that harness waste heat energy from the turbocharger and waste kinetic energy from the braking system.
This energy is then stored and subsequently used to propel the car. These systems are complemented by an Energy Store ES and control electronics. ERS is capable of providing kw of power approximately bhp for approximately 33 seconds per lap. The term given to the area of a tyre that is worn heavily on one spot after a moment of extreme braking or in the course of a spin. This ruins its handling, often causing severe vibration, and may force a driver to pit for a replacement set of tyres.
The lap before the start of the race when the cars are driven round from the grid to form up on the grid again for the start of the race. Sometimes referred to as the warm-up lap or parade lap. A physical force equivalent to one unit of gravity that is multiplied during rapid changes of direction or velocity. Drivers experience severe G-forces as they corner, accelerate and brake. When a car slides, it can cause little bits or rubber 'grains' to break away from the tyre's grooves.
These then stick to the tread of the tyre, effectively separating the tyre from the track surface very slightly.
For the driver, the effect is like driving on ball bearings. Careful driving can clear the graining within a few laps, but will obviously have an effect on the driver's pace. Driving style, track conditions, car set-up, fuel load and the tyre itself all play a role in graining.
In essence, the more the tyre moves about on the track surface ie slides , the more likely graining is. A bed of gravel on the outside of corners designed with the aim of bringing cars that fall off the circuit to a halt. The amount of traction a car has at any given point, affecting how easy it is for the driver to keep control through corners.
A term used to describe a car's responsiveness to driver input and its ability to negotiate corners effectively. A car that handles well will typically be well-balanced and not understeer or oversteer to any great degree. Short for Head and Neck Support Device, a mandatory safety device that fits over the driver's shoulders and connects to the back of the helmet to prevent excessive head and neck movement in the event of an accident.
The removable energy-absorbing foam that surrounds the driver's helmet in the cockpit. If a driver is delayed during the formation lap and arrives within sight of the grid once the starting procedure is underway, he must start from the pit lane.
How are false starts detected? Each position on the grid is equipped with electronic sensors. These transmit a signal to a central unit located in the control tower if any car moves before the start signal has been given. The Stewards will usually inflict a time penalty on a driver who jumps the start.
What happens if a driver stalls on the starting grid? There are three distinct scenarios:. Are there special starting procedures in the event of rain? In the event of rain, the regulations provide for different possibilities, depending on the circumstances:.
Can the race be stopped? Yes, the Clerk of the Course under the direction of the FIA Race Director may interrupt the race at any time in the interests of safety, and particularly if the circuit is blocked. This is done by ordering red flags to be shown along the whole of the track. What procedures apply when the race is interrupted?
In the event of this happening, there are three possibilities, depending on the number of laps completed by the race leader:. Less than two laps completed. In case A , which is typical when accidents occur during the start, the first start is considered null and void and the new start is given twenty minutes later. In case B , the race is considered to be in two parts.
Thus, if the safety conditions permit, there is a second start twenty minutes later, for which the grid is determined on the basis of the classification of the penultimate lap before the signal to stop the race was given red flag. If a second start cannot be given, the classification of the race will be that of the penultimate lap preceding the signal to stop the race and only half the points will be awarded.
In case C , the race will be considered as finished, and all the points will be awarded on the basis of the classification of the penultimate lap preceding the signal to stop the race. When is the Safety Car used? The purpose of the Safety Car is to neutralise the race in the event of an accident or other incident which exposes competitors or officials to immediate physical danger. This is not only to allow ambulances and other emergency teams to be able to get through, but also because the presence of these vehicles on the track would constitute a major risk for the other competitors if the race had not been neutralised.
However, the Safety Car may only be used when the track is not blocked. What procedure is followed for the safety car? Overtaking is prohibited, and the cars must reduce their speed and line up, in classification order, behind the Safety Car. Do the laps covered behind the safety car count? Yes, all the laps covered behind the Safety Car count as part of the total distance of the race. May a car stop at its pit while the safety car is on the track? Yes, but it may only rejoin the track when the green light is on in the pit lane.
It will be on at all times except when the Safety Car and the line of cars following it are about to pass or are passing the pit exit. A car rejoining the track will proceed at reduced speed until it reaches the end of the line of cars behind the Safety Car. Thus, a car which makes a pit stop in such circumstances will lose its position and rejoin the race at the back of the field, but not necessarily in last place since there might be cars in the field which are one or more laps behind the car which made the pit-stop.
Is refueling allowed during the race? Yes, but it must be carried out with the refueling equipment supplied by the FIA. The system is based on aviation equipment and complies with all the other safety requirements laid down by the FIA. Refueling is not obligatory. Are there any speed limits? Strange though it may seem, yes, but only in the pit lane, where the speed limit is between 80 or kph 50 or 75 mph , depending on the circuit and the configuration of the pit lane.
However, as in everyday life, the severity of the punishment is proportional to the seriousness of the offense, and also takes repeat offenses into account.
However, sometimes drivers forget to do so…. In what conditions are the cars weighed? The Scrutineers may weigh the cars at all times, to make sure that they never weigh less than kg, including driver.
Electronic weighing devices are located at the entrance to the pit lane to enable these checks to be carried out. During qualifying practice, an electronic programme selects at random the cars which are to be checked.
When a car is chosen by the computer, a red light comes on and the driver returning to his pit must proceed to the weighing area. If the weight of the car is insufficient, the driver is excluded for the rest of the event, but he has the right to request that the car be weighed a second time.
To avoid cheating, any car which breaks down on the circuit also has to pass in front of the computer which decides whether the car must be weighed in the same conditions. Such an instance has already occurred. What are the different signals which the officials may give to the competitors? This order is only given to a car which is one or more laps behind the overtaker. The yellow flag indicates danger, and overtaking under yellow flag is always prohibited. The green flag indicates the end of the danger and of the ban on overtaking.
The flag with vertical red and yellow stripes warns the competitors that the track is slippery usually oil , and a black flag with an orange disc accompanied by the number of a car warns the driver that his car has a mechanical problem and that he must go to his pit. A flag with a white triangle and a black triangle accompanied by the number of a car is a warning for unsporting behaviour. The black flag , accompanied by the number of a car, summons the driver of such car to immediately return to his pit.
This procedure is mostly used to notify a competitor of his exclusion from the race. Does the chequered flag always signal the finish? Yes, even if the Clerk of the Course waves his flag too early, the race still ends when he gives this signal. However, if he waves it too late the classification is that obtained at the end of the scheduled number of laps. A driver does not necessarily have to still be on the track to be classified, but if a car takes more than twice as long as the fastest lap time achieved by the winner to complete his last lap, this lap will not be taken into account.
Is private testing on circuits authorised? If an event is due to be held on a new circuit, free practice may take place on the Thursday before the event. Otherwise, private testing is forbidden:.
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