The regulation changes also include a rule preventing double-stacking in pit boxes, a higher entry fee for teams and the addition of overnight curfews for teams’ operational personnel.

In other changes for 2024, drivers who cause a red flag in qualifying could now lose their fastest lap time. According to the tweaked article 33.5, a driver deemed to be the “sole cause” of a red flag cannot continue in qualifying, “and their fastest lap time during the session may be deleted.”

  • alphabetsheep@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I mean, many folks would say that’s what leclerc did successfully in 2021. That’s a bit of a conspiracy, and doesn’t make a ton of sense (gearbox penalty etc.) but it’s not impossible.