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[D.M.N.]

James Allen over at his blog said in one of his blog posts that the speed limit has been changed to 100 km/h. This is the first I've heard of this.

[F.M.]

Stefano Domenicali mentioned it in an interview tpo, see the F60 thread (posted by AFCA today)
First time I heard about it too, btw

edit: ah, his blog is about that interview, that explains hehe

[daishi255]

I thought it was part of what the FIA decided on the 17th March, but I'm not sure. I've definitely heard about this before, but only as a tiny detail in a bigger story. Nobody (the media) seems to have paid much attention to it.

[Clatter]

30.12 A speed limit of 60km/h will be imposed in the pit lane during all free practice sessions, this will be raised to 100km/h for the remainder of the Event. However, this limit may be amended by the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission following a recommendation from the FIA F1 safety delegate.

Checked the regs and they are not changed from last year.

[Matt Somers]

30.12 A speed limit of 60km/h will be imposed in the pit lane during all free practice sessions, this will be raised to 100km/h for the remainder of the Event . However, this limit may be amended by the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission following a recommendation from the FIA F1 safety delegate.

60KMH during Free Practice and 100KMH throughout Qually and Race

[Youichi]

Originally posted by Clatter


Checked the regs and they are not changed from last year.

Clatter, where did you find last years reg, as my copy says:-

30.12 A speed limit of 60km/h will be imposed in the pit lane during all free practice sessions, this will be raised to 80km/h for the remainder of the Event. However, this limit may be amended by the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission following a recommendation from the FIA F1 safety delegate.

hmmm, odd, upon further investigation, it seems there was more than one issue of the regs, compare :-


http://www.f1-live.c...008sport_en.pdf

with

http://www.paddockta...ingRegs2008.pdf

[aditya-now]

Originally posted by Youichi



hmmm, odd, upon further investigation, it seems there was more than one issue of the regs, compare :-


http://www.f1-live.c...008sport_en.pdf

with

http://www.paddockta...ingRegs2008.pdf

Odd indeed, how can two differing versions of the regulations be circulated? By whom and for what reason?
Or did certain parties fiddle with the rules and distribute manipulated versions?

Both say 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations on the front page.
But the numbering of paragraphs differs, the two paragraphs in dispute being once 30.12 and once 101.

[Clatter]

Originally posted by Youichi


Clatter, where did you find last years reg, as my copy says:-




hmmm, odd, upon further investigation, it seems there was more than one issue of the regs, compare :-


http://www.f1-live.c...008sport_en.pdf

with

http://www.paddockta...ingRegs2008.pdf

Strange.

Just looked back at the various copies I have and one has the 80kph limit, the other 100kph. The higher limit looks to have been in an earlier version which was dated March 2007, and then set at 80kph in May 2008. So maybe they intended raising the limit and then changed their mind.

[Atreiu]

They should keep it all at 60km/h to discourage pit stops.

[Clatter]

Originally posted by Atreiu
They should keep it all at 60km/h to discourage pit stops.

I agree.

[Buttoneer]

Originally posted by aditya-now



Odd indeed, how can two differing versions of the regulations be circulated? By whom and for what reason?

That's what Flav was wondering over the diffusers.