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The FIA has added a brand new circuit map from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards in a bid to cut back the necessity for security automobile interventions after Formulation 1 drivers must abandon their automobiles on monitor, Motorsport.com has discovered.
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After conducting a radical evaluation of security automobile deployments in the course of the 2024 season, the FIA concluded there have been a stunning quantity of cases the place a security automobile might be prevented by stopping the automobile in a location the place it may be recovered with out sending a automobile on monitor. In these circumstances, a security automobile was despatched out on monitor when, in hindsight, yellow flags or a Digital Security Automobile would have sufficed.
In a bid to resolve this concern, the FIA has added a brand new circuit map to its occasion notes, that are distributed to all F1 groups earlier than the beginning of every race weekend. This new map was first utilized in China and has now been added to the official paperwork at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.
The FIA was already informing groups in the course of the drivers’ briefing about the perfect locations to cease their automobiles in case of a much less crucial concern – for instance, when a technical downside is suspected.
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The primary cause for speaking this data is to spotlight the areas the place restoration may be dealt with shortly, so the session can resume as shortly as potential and likewise permits groups to have a automobile again at their storage sooner, which is vital notably throughout follow classes.
Alongside the monitor, areas with gaps extensive sufficient for a automobile to be pushed by way of are additionally marked with fluorescent orange paint on the limitations.
Along with displaying whether or not a automobile needs to be stopped on the left-hand or right-hand facet of the monitor within the occasion of a problem, the map additionally options exclamation mark indicators to point the optimum stopping spots. These are areas the place there’s a massive sufficient hole within the barrier and ample marshals to permit for a fast restoration – probably eliminating the necessity for a security automobile.
There may be additionally plans to combine this data into the software program utilized by groups on the pitwall. Motorsport.com understands the required software program updates shall be applied inside the subsequent few races.
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Lando Norris, McLarenMark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
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Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
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Kym Illman (Getty Photographs)
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Mark Thompson – Getty Photographs
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Clive Mason – Getty Photographs
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Bryn Lennon – Formulation 1
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Yuki Tsunoda, Crimson Bull Racing
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Philip Fong – AFP – Getty Photographs
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Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
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Clive Rose / Motorsport Photographs
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Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
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Members of workforce Ferrari
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Philip Fong – AFP – Getty Photographs
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Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photographs
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Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photographs
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Yuki Tsunoda, Crimson Bull RacingMark Thompson – Getty Photographs
Mark Thompson – Getty Photographs
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Alexander Albon, WilliamsPeter Fox – Getty Photographs
Peter Fox – Getty Photographs
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, MercedesAndy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
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Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Lewis Hamilton, FerrariMark Thompson – Getty Photographs
Mark Thompson – Getty Photographs
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George Russell, MercedesSam Bloxham / Motorsport Photographs
Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photographs
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Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
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Pierre Gasly, AlpineSam Bagnall / Motorsport Photographs
Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Photographs
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Lewis Hamilton, FerrariMOHD RASFAN-AFP by way of Getty Photographs
MOHD RASFAN-AFP by way of Getty Photographs
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Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Lando Norris, McLarenClive Rose / Getty Photographs
Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, FerrariClive Rose / Getty Photographs
Clive Rose / Getty Photographs
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Rudy Carezzevoli / Motorsport Photographs
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Rudy Carezzevoli / Motorsport Photographs
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Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Photographs
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Bryn Lennon – Formulation 1
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Bryn Lennon – Formulation 1
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Bryn Lennon – Formulation 1
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Lando Norris, McLarenMark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Lewis Hamilton, FerrariMark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 TeamPeter Fox – Getty Photographs
Peter Fox – Getty Photographs
Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLarenMark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photographs
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Charles Leclerc, FerrariBryn Lennon – Formulation 1
Bryn Lennon – Formulation 1
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Isack Hadjar, Racing BullsRudy Carezzevoli / Motorsport Photographs
Rudy Carezzevoli / Motorsport Photographs
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Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull RacingMark Thompson – Getty Photographs
Mark Thompson – Getty Photographs
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Gabriel Bortoleto, SauberAndy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, FerrariZak Mauger / Motorsport Photographs
Zak Mauger / Motorsport Photographs
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Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 TeamPeter Fox – Getty Photographs
Peter Fox – Getty Photographs
