The Virtual Safety Car (VSC) procedure and the 2015 in-season test dates have been officially confirmed by the FIA.
The VSC concept was first discussed after Jules Bianchi's Japanese Grand Prix crash and was trialled during practice sessions at the final three races of the 2014 season.
F1's governing body has now officially confirmed the VSC procedure, after the publication of the 2015 sporting regulations.
Article 41 states that the system will be implemented when "double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to warrant use of the safety car itself."
When it is called out, the electronic marshal panels will display 'VSC' and the teams will be notified via the official messaging system. Drivers will only be allowed to enter the pit lane to change tyres, and they will have to stay above a minimum time that is set by the FIA at least once in each marshalling sector.
Cars may not be driven "unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous". If drivers fail to respect the speed limit, they will be sanctioned by the stewards.
When race control decides racing can resume, teams will be informed through the messaging system and - between 10 and 15 seconds later - 'VSC' will change to green on the marshal's electronic panels.
Meanwhile Spain and Austria will host in-season testing this season. Four events, each lasting two days, took place last year. However, teams felt the benefits did not justify the costs and agreed to cut back on running in 2015.
The sporting regulations confirmed that there will be two in-season test events. Teams will have to run drivers with fewer than two F1 starts for half of the four days. They will take place after the Spanish Grand Prix on May 10 and the Austrian Grand Prix on June 21.
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F1's governing body has now officially confirmed the VSC procedure, after the publication of the 2015 sporting regulations.
Article 41 states that the system will be implemented when "double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to warrant use of the safety car itself."
When it is called out, the electronic marshal panels will display 'VSC' and the teams will be notified via the official messaging system. Drivers will only be allowed to enter the pit lane to change tyres, and they will have to stay above a minimum time that is set by the FIA at least once in each marshalling sector.
Cars may not be driven "unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous". If drivers fail to respect the speed limit, they will be sanctioned by the stewards.
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| © Octane Photographic |
When race control decides racing can resume, teams will be informed through the messaging system and - between 10 and 15 seconds later - 'VSC' will change to green on the marshal's electronic panels.
Meanwhile Spain and Austria will host in-season testing this season. Four events, each lasting two days, took place last year. However, teams felt the benefits did not justify the costs and agreed to cut back on running in 2015.
The sporting regulations confirmed that there will be two in-season test events. Teams will have to run drivers with fewer than two F1 starts for half of the four days. They will take place after the Spanish Grand Prix on May 10 and the Austrian Grand Prix on June 21.
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