The FIA’s marshalling system will be operational for the first time this year at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The FIA has advised the teams that the drivers’ cockpit warning lights will be operational during today’s race.
They will also be able to automatically deactivate and reactive DRS during safety car periods or when yellow flags are waved in DRS zones. Safety Car mode will be automatically activated on the cars if the Safety Car is deployed.
The marshalling system was not used during the first four races due to problems with the telemetry link to the cars.
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BasCB (@bascb)
12th May 2013, 10:58
It was about time they got it working.
Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
12th May 2013, 11:02
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I’ve got nothing more to add to that!
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
12th May 2013, 11:04
Only taken until the European season… I thought F1 was supposed to be the pinnacle of motorsport! Now they’re lucky to:
1) Get through the race without a puncture or other tyre problem
2) Do any racing laps within 5 seconds of their qualifying time, without a late pitstop
3) Finish without telemetry / KERS / DRS problems
zippyone (@zippyone)
12th May 2013, 11:09
At last ! Don’t know what the problem was but it seems an awfully long time for it to have been fixed.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
12th May 2013, 11:34
Thank god for that: if they hadn’t, I think we may have to have started an uprising against their incompetence!
pSynrg (@psynrg)
12th May 2013, 11:48
Hallelujah!
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
12th May 2013, 12:02
Yay FIA.